Definitions for waiter
ˈweɪ tərwait·er

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. waiter, servernoun

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

2. waiternoun

   a person who waits or awaits

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

Matched Categories

1. • Dining-room Attendant
   • Person

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

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

How to pronounce waiter?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say waiter in sign language?

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. Raymond Chandler:

   Would you convey my compliments to the purist who reads your proofs and tell him or her that I write in a sort of broken-down patois which is something like the way a Swiss waiter talks, and that when I split an infinitive, God damn it, I split it so it will stay split, and when I interrupt the velvety smoothness of my more or less literate syntax with a few sudden words of bar-room vernacular, that is done with the eyes wide open and the mind relaxed but attentive.

2. Peter Ustinov:

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

3. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz:

   That is an astonishing statement to the millions of Americans who have worked as waiters. Go down to a T.G.I. Friday's, and by the way, this isn't just a waiter anywhere. This is a waiter at a really chichi hotel in Palm Beach. Donald Trump is really maintaining there are no Americans he could find willing to be waiters and waitresses?

4. Don Herold:

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

5. Rex Hudler:

   Waiter.....check please!

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