waiter

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈweɪtə/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈweɪtɚ/

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• Hyphenation: wait‧er

Noun

Singular waiter

Plural waiters

A waiter

1. (countable) A waiter is the person at a restaurant who takes your order and brings the food to you.
   • Synonym: server

   I'm trying to get the waiter to bring our bill but he isn't looking this way.

Related words

• waitress
• dumbwaiter