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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waiter
Noun
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As a foodie and former waitress, this show hits home for me.—
Sam Woodward,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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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
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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
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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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