Thesaurus results for WAITER

waiter

noun

ˈwā-tər

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 And, as any experienced waiter knows, the vast majority of servers in Chicago make more, some far more, than the minimum wage once tips are taken into account. —

The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026 Others go even further, asking the waiter to deliberately mess up the candidate’s order. —

Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 14 May 2026 One of the moments most etched in my memory was when, one morning at breakfast, a waiter recognized me from my previous stay and warmly welcomed me back. —

Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2026 One of the two waiters, the one who didn’t make sandwiches and was always at the bar, was the one who ruled the roost. —

Óscar Martínez, The Dial, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for waiter

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Her mother was a waitress who could balance six dinner plates up her arms; her father worked in an appliance factory.

— Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Rebecca S’Manga Frank plays Corrina, an amiable new waitress at Wally’s who tips Kenneth off that there might be an opening at one of the banks, as well as a litany of other walk-on roles, including additional waitstaff at Wally’s and bank customers who test Kenneth’s composure.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026