as in waitress
a person who serves food or drink waiters at that elegant restaurant must go through an extended training program before being allowed to serve customers

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Recent Examples of waiter Their waiter’s indolence meant a long wait even for menus, yet neither of them let drop a word of complaint. Jim Shepard, New Yorker, 8 June 2025 No tax on tips, overtime Tipped employees like waiters and hairstylists would be able to claim a new tax deduction for tips through 2028, as could workers who are paid overtime wages. Riley Beggin, USA Today, 23 May 2025 The 90-minute feature about the Scottish island group starts in one summer evening in 1994 when a masked man walks calmly into the only Indian restaurant in the remote islands and shoots a waiter dead before disappearing into the night. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 June 2025 The members of my party have the gall to request several of these demonic items from the livid waiter. Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for waiter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waiter
Noun
  • As a foodie and former waitress, this show hits home for me.
    Sam Woodward, USA Today, 27 June 2025
  • Joan, a single mom of two, was then living with a man named Norm Bishop and working as a flight attendant for Frontier Airlines (and as a cocktail waitress on the side).
    Liz McNeil, People.com, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • Multi-gig internet is great for tournament-level gaming, 4K streaming and hosting a server at your home.
    Kara McGinley, USA Today, 24 June 2025
  • In her junior year at Canisius College in Buffalo, N.Y., Burrell took a job as a server at a local restaurant.
    Brianne Tracy, People.com, 24 June 2025

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“Waiter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waiter. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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