waiters

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

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Recent Examples of waiters 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 After the appetizers, waiters arrived in unison to lift silver cloches and reveal blushes, and eyeliners appeared once the main course was cleared. — Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026 At the time they were cast in Heated Rivalry, Williams and Storrie were both working as waiters. — Literary Hub, 21 Sep. 2026 Luis Mora, a Waverly Hotel waiter, jumps an obstacle in his race to the finish line during the Hotel Sales Management Association waiters race to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 31 Aug. 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 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 For the latest episode of Travel, Unfiltered, Travel + Leisure spoke with waiters about what diners might not realize is happening at restaurants. — Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2026 As waiters in black suits served steak and peach cobbler, Rick Perry, the former Texas governor and the former Republican Presidential candidate, and the chairman of Americans for Ibogaine, leaped to his feet. — Michelle Lhooq, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waiters
servers
Noun
  • The process servers and bailiffs carry around pitch decks for killer apps.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Their interiors are packed with rows of servers in addition to associated hardware, backup generators, and cooling systems.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026

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“Waiters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waiters. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

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