Waiter

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Waiter \Wait"er\, n.
     1. One who, or that which, waits; an attendant; a servant in
        attendance, esp. at table.
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              The waiters stand in ranks; the yeomen cry,


              "Make room," as if a duke were passing by. --Swift.
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     2. A vessel or tray on which something is carried, as dishes,
        etc.; a salver.
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     {Coast waiter}. See under {Coast}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  waiter
       n 1: a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a
            restaurant) [syn: {server}]
       2: a person who waits or awaits