What does waiter mean?

Definitions for waiter
ˈweɪ tərwait·er

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. waiter, servernoun

    a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)

  2. waiternoun

    a person who waits or awaits

Wiktionary

  1. waiternoun

    A male attendant who serves customers in a restaurant, cafe or similar.

    Waiter! There's a fly in my soup.

  2. waiternoun

    Someone who waits, such as at a table.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Waiternoun

    An attendant; one who attends for the accommodation of others.

    Etymology: from wait.

    Let the drawers be ready with wine and fresh glasses;
    Let the waiters have eyes, though their tongues must be ty’d. Ben Jonson, Tavern Academy.

    The least tart or pie,
    By any waiter there stolen and set by. Richard Corbet.

    A man of fire is a general enemy to all the waiters where you drink. Tatler, №. 61.

    The waiters stand in ranks; the yeomen cry,
    Make room. Jonathan Swift.

Wikipedia

  1. waiter

    Waiting staff (British English), waitstaff (North American English), waiters (male) / waitresses (female), or servers (North American English), or colloquially food runner, are those who work at a restaurant, a diner, or a bar and sometimes in private homes, attending to customers by supplying them with food and drink as requested. Waiting staff follow rules and guidelines determined by the manager. Waiting staff carry out many different tasks, such as taking orders, food-running, polishing dishes and silverware, helping bus tables and restocking working stations with needed supplies. Waiting on tables is part of the service sector and among the most common occupations in the United States. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that, as of May 2008, there were over 2.2 million people employed as servers in the U.S.Many restaurants choose a specific uniform for their waiting staff to wear. Waiting staff may receive tips as a minor or major part of their earnings, with customs varying widely from country to country.

ChatGPT

  1. waiter

    A waiter is a person employed in a restaurant, cafe, or similar establishments to take orders, serve food and drinks to customers, handle customer inquiries and complaints, and ensure they receive the best possible dining experience. They act as a direct line of communication between the customers and the kitchen. Waiters may also be responsible for setting up tables, cleaning up after customers, and processing payments.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Waiternoun

    one who, or that which, waits; an attendant; a servant in attendance, esp. at table

  2. Waiternoun

    a vessel or tray on which something is carried, as dishes, etc.; a salver

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. WAITER

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Waiter is ranked #141140 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Waiter surname appeared 118 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Waiter.

    72.8% or 86 total occurrences were White.
    14.4% or 17 total occurrences were Black.
    5.9% or 7 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    4.2% or 5 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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British National Corpus

  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'waiter' in Nouns Frequency: #3016

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of waiter in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of waiter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of waiter in a Sentence

  1. Michelle Obama:

    The small irritations or indignities that we experience are nothing compared to what a previous generation experienced, it's one thing for me to be mistaken for a waiter at a gala. It's another for my son to be mistaken for a robber and to be handcuffed, or worse, if he happens to be walking down the street and is dressed the way teenagers dress.

  2. Peter Ustinov:

    A diplomat these days in nothing, but a head waiter who is allowed to sit down occasionally.

  3. Don Herold:

    It is a good thing that life is not as serious as it seems to a waiter.

  4. Rozi Khan:

    Those people, passers-by and relatives who used to laugh at me because of my short height now take selfies with me, i may live and die as a waiter, but I am happy that a person (Dinklage) who looks like me is treated with respect.

  5. Harrison Ford:

    On being an actor .nothing more than a worker in a service occupation . It's like being a waiter or a gas station attendant, but I'm waiting on 6 million people in a week if I'm lucky.

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