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waiters

The correct spelling is waiters.

How to pronounce waiters

noun

Say it like: Way-ter-s

The correct spelling is waiters. A male or female attendant who serves customers at their tables in a restaurant, café or similar. For example: "Waiter! There's a fly in my soup."

Usage Examples

Waiter! There's a fly in my soup.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.A male or female attendant who serves customers at their tables in a restaurant, café or similar.
  2. 2.Someone who waits for somebody or something; a person who is waiting.
  3. 3.A person working as an attendant at the London Stock Exchange.
  4. 4.A vessel or tray on which something is carried, as dishes, etc.; a salver. (See etymology of dumbwaiter.)
  5. 5.A custom house officer; a tide waiter.

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