Synonyms of waiters

waiters

noun

plural of waiter

as in waitresses

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

• waitresses
• servers
• garçons
• bartenders
• waitpersons
• barmen
• barkeeps
• sommeliers
• stewards
• stewardesses
• maître d's
• maîtres d'hôtel
• headwaiters

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of waiters

He is venerated as the patron saint of Vienna and Warsaw as well as bakers and waiters. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

On a recent morning, waiters rolled them around the lounge, offering guests strawberry doughnuts. — Liam Scott, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2026

Turturro, 69, has been staying at the hotel for decades and is on familiar terms with the waiters. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Praise for Selldorf and her award-winning renovation was shown through clinking glasses, applause, and smiles around the room, as waiters in single file arrived with decadent dishes. — Eliza Jordan, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026

And if the fever dream of a Best Picture nomination does come true, well, YCSE’s haters just might become its waiters at the table of success. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026

The service The service here is a nod to the turn-of-the-last-century where waiters and barmen wear starched white dinner jackets and a pianist serenades your cocktails in a grand salon. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

At the time they were cast in Heated Rivalry, Williams and Storrie were both working as waiters. — Literary Hub, 21 Sep. 2026

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