waiter
/ˈweɪ.tə/
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Translation
A person whose job is to bring food and drinks to people in a restaurant.
Word origin
From the verb wait, meaning to serve at a table, plus the ending -er.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- wait
Grammar
Gender
Pluralwaiters
Examples
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"Waiter" is the person who serves food in a restaurant.
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"Waiters" is the plural, meaning more than one waiter.
bill.
Here "waiter" is the person looking after the table.
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