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
Colicchio yawned twice waiting for service, which backed up as waiters ran a slew of takeout orders out to the front.
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Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
The president was on stage, locked in conversation with CBS reporter Weijia Jiang; spread out in front of them were thousands of attendees, seated at more than 250 tables, as waiters cleared away their salads.
—Dan Diamond, Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2026
Or did some waiter just drop a tray?
—Calvin Woodward, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Our waiter spoke with an unmistakable sense of pride, while my mom nodded along, absorbing it all in quiet attention.
—Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2026
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Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
The president was on stage, locked in conversation with CBS reporter Weijia Jiang; spread out in front of them were thousands of attendees, seated at more than 250 tables, as waiters cleared away their salads.
—Dan Diamond, Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2026
Or did some waiter just drop a tray?
—Calvin Woodward, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Our waiter spoke with an unmistakable sense of pride, while my mom nodded along, absorbing it all in quiet attention.
—Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waiter
Noun
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Swank played Carly Reynolds, a single mother and Peach Pit waitress who was a love interest for Steve Sanders during the show's eighth season.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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She’s also worked as a banquet waitress, line cook and confectioner.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
29 Apr. 2026
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The food remains rigorously composed but more attuned to our moment, and the servers, a number of whom have worked for Daniel Boulud for decades, prize warmth as much as decorum.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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African American men often labored in these environments— as servers or cooks—but African American passengers like ML were not welcome.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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“Waiter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waiter. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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