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Definition of "waiter" []

  • One who serves at a table, as in a restaurant. (noun)
  • A tray or salver. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "waiter" in a sentence
  • "WHEN WE THINK of the apostles—those stalwart disciples of Jesus—the word waiter usually does not immediately come to mind."
  • "I called a waiter over and asked him to get Bria from the kitchen."
  • "“Emily,”, her friend replied, “that waiter is speaking Spanish.”"