servers

plural of server
as in waiters
a person who serves food or drink we had barely finished ordering when the server brought our salads

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Recent Examples of servers Its business spans servers, cloud infrastructure and other complex computing platforms. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026 There will be the option to absorb some of the price rise triggered by the rapacious demands of AI servers for memory and storage. Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 On day two, one of the servers tells me earnestly that a bowl of vegetable soup, consumed properly, should take about half an hour to finish. Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2026 Between my sobs and his sighs, the other servers tucked past, wondering what was happening but not really wanting to deal with the crazy person watching their co-worker badger-dig into the bowels of this cabinet. Asha Iyer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 This week, Ars hosted a live discussion with Ross Scott about the Stop Killing Games movement and its ongoing efforts to ensure that games remain playable even after the original publisher shuts down the online servers undergirding them. Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026 The most recent reviews on each site, respectively, praise its servers and artwork and its willingness to make meals after closing time. John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026 Last year, in a White House appearance, Cook said Apple would make servers for Apple Intelligence outside of Houston. Kif Leswing,mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026 The menu has gluten-free items marked, but be sure to let servers know of a gluten allergy. Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 9 Aug. 2026
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waiters
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  • As waiters in black suits served steak and peach cobbler, Rick Perry, the former Texas governor and the former Republican Presidential candidate, and the chairman of Americans for Ibogaine, leaped to his feet.
    Michelle Lhooq, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Escobar even handpicked the guards, who doubled as waiters and bartenders during the many parties.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 July 2026

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“Servers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/servers. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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