Synonyms of 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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• waitress
• server
• bartender
• waitperson
• garçon
• barman
• barkeep
• sommelier
• headwaiter
• steward
• stewardess
• maître d'
• maître d'hôtel

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of waiter

Even beyond the food, Mastro’s offers the ultimate sophisticated dining ambience with dim lighting, elegant finishes and waiters in waistcoats. — Nora Heston Tarte, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2026

For instance, your colleagues may be very agreeable and kind to their boss but rude to their more junior colleagues, or the cafeteria waiter. — Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

My friend Erickson Wilcox, who was one of my waiters from Lot 61, came over and called out bingo. — Derek C. Blasberg, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026

Not bad for a story which begins with a waiter crossing a busy Los Angeles thoroughfare, and placing some Japanese-Peruvian fusion fare in a lift. — Nick Scott, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2026