A waiter is a man who works in a restaurant, serving people with food and drink.
Synonyms: attendant, server, flunkey, steward More Synonyms of waiter
2. See also dumb waiter
waiter in British English
(ˈweɪtə)
noun
1.
a man whose occupation is to serve at table, as in a restaurant
2.
an attendant at the London Stock Exchange or Lloyd's who carries messages: the modern equivalent of waiters who performed these duties in the 17th-century London coffee houses in which these institutions originated
3.
a person who waits
4.
a tray or salver on which dishes, etc, are carried
waiter in American English
(ˈweɪtər)
noun
1.
a person who waits or awaits
2.
a man who waits on tables, as in a restaurant
3.
a tray for carrying dishes; salver
Word origin
ME waitere, watchman
waiter in Hospitality
(weɪtər)
Word forms: (regular plural) waiters
noun
(Hospitality (hotel): Restaurant, personnel)
A waiter is a man who works in a restaurant, serving people food and drink.
The waiters cleared the empty tables and laid them for dinner.
The wine waiter poured us some wine.
They did not leave a tip because the waiter was rude.
Related wordsNote that a waiter is usually a man who works in a restaurant, serving food and drink and a waitress is always a woman. Some people prefer to use the terms waitperson or server as they are used for both a man and a woman.