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
While Von Däniken managed to shrug off his many critics, the former hotel waiter had a troubled relationship with money throughout his life and frequently came close to financial ruin.
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Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Before the show premiered and began to take over the cultural conversation, Williams and Storrie both worked as waiters while auditioning; Heated Rivalry has turned out to be a break bigger than either one of them anticipated.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 12 Jan. 2026
Although a recent visit to Palo Alto’s Taverna was lackluster except for the awesome outdoor décor and cute waiters, its sister ship in Portola Valley is absolutely lovely, and the food more in line with expectation.
—Laura Ness, Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2026
Fresh fruit juices and local soy milk line up neatly along the walls like waiters.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Before the show premiered and began to take over the cultural conversation, Williams and Storrie both worked as waiters while auditioning; Heated Rivalry has turned out to be a break bigger than either one of them anticipated.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 12 Jan. 2026
Although a recent visit to Palo Alto’s Taverna was lackluster except for the awesome outdoor décor and cute waiters, its sister ship in Portola Valley is absolutely lovely, and the food more in line with expectation.
—Laura Ness, Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2026
Fresh fruit juices and local soy milk line up neatly along the walls like waiters.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waiter
Noun
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O'Hara began her time at Second City as a waitress before joining the comedy troupe after Gilda Radner departed for a gig on Saturday Night Live in 1975.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
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The waitress from Colorado was traveling around California with her two Australian cattle dogs and had stayed overnight at the San Simeon Creek Campground near the famous Hearst Castle before taking her dogs for a jog along the beach.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The company said the influx briefly overwhelmed its servers.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Jan. 2026
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Georgia Power is among several electric companies in the South building new natural gas plants to meet the unprecedented electricity demand for data centers, warehouses packed with servers that power artificial intelligence and our digital lives.—
Kristi Swartz,
AJC.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Waiter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waiter. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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