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
Daley's was a success, and in 1918, original owner Daley sold the restaurant to a pair of Greek immigrants who worked in his restaurant — waiter Tom Kyros and cook Paul Emmanuel.
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Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
The waiter was fun to chat with and made great recommendations.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 June 2026
At La Valencia, where the kitchen was far from the dining room, waiters would transport dishes under silver cloches to keep them warm while creating an air of sophistication.
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Ashley MacKin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
Portraying the couple at their best were not paparazzi, fans, or photographers hired for red carpets and covers, but cooks, waiters, and caterers.
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Alessia Amorosini,
Vanity Fair,
4 June 2026
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Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
The waiter was fun to chat with and made great recommendations.
—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 June 2026
At La Valencia, where the kitchen was far from the dining room, waiters would transport dishes under silver cloches to keep them warm while creating an air of sophistication.
—
Ashley MacKin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
Portraying the couple at their best were not paparazzi, fans, or photographers hired for red carpets and covers, but cooks, waiters, and caterers.
—
Alessia Amorosini,
Vanity Fair,
4 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for waiter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waiter
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Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman Both DeVito and Perlman starred in Burrows sitcoms, DeVito as the cantankerous dispatcher Louie De Palma on Taxi and Pearlman the equally acerbic waitress Carla on Cheers.
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The waitress' hair was a dark brown, and she was blessed with flawless, snowy white skin and eyes of ultramarine blue.
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Because data centers tend to be built in clusters where public policy is forgiving and resources plentiful, the bulk of Americans who share their neighborhood with server farms live in a relatively small handful of states, such as Virginia and Texas.
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The vast majority of the staff, from servers and sommeliers to porters and guides, hail from the surrounding area and evangelize for the Eastern Tennessee way of life.
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“Waiter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waiter. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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