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
From the driver who picks you up at the airport, to the servers at the restaurants, and the tour guides—you are guaranteed a warmth and level of luxury and service that Four Seasons promises and delivers on.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Demand for servers is red hot thanks to AI, but not just in the cloud.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 June 2026
The physical facilities house computer infrastructure, such as servers, networking equipment and supporting systems.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Engineers had to come up with their own substitutes for some of the basic tools that other developers use to store code, launch websites, and set up servers.
—Bozorgmehr Sharafedin, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
Just add more servers and the AI will exhibit even greater intelligence of sorts.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Privacy rules Salman says that audio is processed in real time and deleted immediately, and that transcripts are stored on servers in the United States that are compliant with HIPAA, the federal law that limits release of medical information.
—Windsor Johnston, NPR, 26 May 2026
The Korean giant is the biggest supplier of the memory chips that go into everything from smartphones and electric vehicles to the AI data center servers that power services like ChatGPT and Claude.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
Some claimed the new authorities used the servers to identify those responsible for committing crimes in the chaotic days after Assad’s fall or to discover what happened to former detainees.
—Amer Matar, The Dial, 26 May 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Demand for servers is red hot thanks to AI, but not just in the cloud.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 June 2026
The physical facilities house computer infrastructure, such as servers, networking equipment and supporting systems.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Engineers had to come up with their own substitutes for some of the basic tools that other developers use to store code, launch websites, and set up servers.
—Bozorgmehr Sharafedin, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
Just add more servers and the AI will exhibit even greater intelligence of sorts.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Privacy rules Salman says that audio is processed in real time and deleted immediately, and that transcripts are stored on servers in the United States that are compliant with HIPAA, the federal law that limits release of medical information.
—Windsor Johnston, NPR, 26 May 2026
The Korean giant is the biggest supplier of the memory chips that go into everything from smartphones and electric vehicles to the AI data center servers that power services like ChatGPT and Claude.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
Some claimed the new authorities used the servers to identify those responsible for committing crimes in the chaotic days after Assad’s fall or to discover what happened to former detainees.
—Amer Matar, The Dial, 26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for servers
waiters
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The dining room has a classic, European style with waiters dressed in starched white jackets and black bow ties.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Be sure to drop into the sultry Pine Bar—all low lighting and dark corners—which specializes in wonderfully creative cocktails, delivered in whimsical locked boxes by suave waiters in red-velvet smoking jackets.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
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“Servers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/servers. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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