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 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 The most energetic of the waiters kept offering diners shots of pineapple rum. —

Adam Dalva, Longreads, 29 Apr. 2026 Colicchio yawned twice waiting for service, which backed up as waiters ran a slew of takeout orders out to the front. —

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 See All Example Sentences for waiter

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Noun

Gonce works part time as a waitress a few nights a week to help cover the bills.

— Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 15 May 2026
The cast also includes Michelle Pfeiffer as Margo’s mother, an ex-Hooters waitress, and Nick Offerman as Margo’s father, an ex-pro wrestler, as well as Nicole Kidman, Thaddea Graham, Marcia Gay Harden, Greg Kinnear, Michael Angarano, Rico Nasty and Lindsey Normington.

— Selome Hailu, Variety, 14 May 2026