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waiter
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
waiter
(noun)
waiter
/
ˈ
weɪtɚ/
noun
plural
waiters
waiter
/
ˈ
weɪtɚ/
noun
plural
waiters
Britannica Dictionary definition of WAITER
[
count
]
:
a man who serves food or drinks to people in a restaurant
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see also
dumbwaiter
,
headwaiter
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