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waiters

noun

Meaning

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

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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