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
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Recent Examples of waiters
Colicchio yawned twice waiting for service, which backed up as waiters ran a slew of takeout orders out to the front.
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Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
All of that was on plenty of minds as the audience started on spring pea and burrata salad and waiters prepared to serve a main course starring prime chateaubriand and Maine lobster.
—Calvin Woodward, Chicago Tribune, 26 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
Both the bartender serving the ship’s lounge bar and the waiters at the nightly dinner service knew my preferences by the second day.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
During an interview with The Star on Friday, waiters hustled through the space with plates.
—Jenna Thompson
april 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
Every staff member including the DJ, the waiters, the security, and the organizers was a woman.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
For millions of waiters, waitresses, bartenders, baristas, barbers, hairstylists, DoorDash drivers, tour guides, casino dealers and counter staff at casual restaurants, this means a substantial share of their income is no longer taxed.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
The rollerskating waiters and waitresses were all so fun.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
All of that was on plenty of minds as the audience started on spring pea and burrata salad and waiters prepared to serve a main course starring prime chateaubriand and Maine lobster.
—Calvin Woodward, Chicago Tribune, 26 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
Both the bartender serving the ship’s lounge bar and the waiters at the nightly dinner service knew my preferences by the second day.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
During an interview with The Star on Friday, waiters hustled through the space with plates.
—Jenna Thompson
april 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
Every staff member including the DJ, the waiters, the security, and the organizers was a woman.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
For millions of waiters, waitresses, bartenders, baristas, barbers, hairstylists, DoorDash drivers, tour guides, casino dealers and counter staff at casual restaurants, this means a substantial share of their income is no longer taxed.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
The rollerskating waiters and waitresses were all so fun.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waiters
servers
Noun
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These pump coolant through pipes to dissipate heat from servers rather than evaporating water as has been the case in the past.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
28 Apr. 2026
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Guideline, Honeycomb, and others are already rolling out MCP servers so that AI agents can read media plans or observability data directly, rather than screen‑scraping dashboards.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Waiters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waiters. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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