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waiter

[wey-ter] / ˈweɪ tər /


NOUN
serving tray
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The only thing missing, really, was my nervous waiter in the bow tie.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

In Morocco, Aleilmi was studying business and working part time as a waiter, earning 1 euro an hour.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

Alexander Garcia, a 44-year-old waiter, said he heard firefighters declare "Code 14," which he later found out meant that there were no survivors.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

Don’t miss: ‘I’ll probably be working until I die’: I’m 60, work as a waiter and have $2,000 in a Roth IRA.

From MarketWatch Jun. 20, 2026

“How many languages do you speak?” the man asks once the waiter has departed.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

These include the people welcoming attendees into stadiums, VIP lounge chefs, waiters and the flagbearers during the opening ceremony.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2026

The waiters move slowly, the mirrors hold onto the past.

From Salon Jun. 23, 2026

So when, at the first eat-in, at the Sands that February, the children defaulted to ordering hamburgers, Duncan barked to the waiters: “No, they do not want hamburgers. They want steak and lobster.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

"We have waiters, mechanics, managers, lawyers -- people who have been able to build different lives," he told AFP.

From Barron's Jun. 3, 2026

When the dinner was over, the waiters cleared the tables quickly and bottles of port were brought out for the traditional toasts.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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