as in waitresses
a person who serves food or drink
waiters at that elegant restaurant must go through an extended training program before being allowed to serve customers
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Recent Examples of waiters
Both waiters and watchers then make a beeline back to their original spaces, often losing out to another parker and driving around some more.
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Norman Steisel,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2026
Giresse struck up a friendship with Zein in Mexico after Zein decided to organize a match between himself and American kids attending the World Cup against waiters from a hotel in Mexico City.
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Ethan Hanson,
Daily News,
23 June 2026
Some fans traveled from other states, while others paid hundreds of dollars to have line-waiters save spots for them.
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Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 June 2026
It’s called the Zeigarnik effect, first studied by the Soviet psychologist Bluma Zeigarnik in 1927, after her professor observed that waiters remembered the details of unpaid orders but forgot orders whose bills had been settled.
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Patricia Marx,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
At La Valencia, where the kitchen was far from the dining room, waiters would transport dishes under silver cloches to keep them warm while creating an air of sophistication.
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Ashley MacKin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
Portraying the couple at their best were not paparazzi, fans, or photographers hired for red carpets and covers, but cooks, waiters, and caterers.
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Alessia Amorosini,
Vanity Fair,
4 June 2026
The food is excellent, and waiters/bartenders are very friendly and helpful.
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Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
3 June 2026
The dining room has a classic, European style with waiters dressed in starched white jackets and black bow ties.
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Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Norman Steisel,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2026
Giresse struck up a friendship with Zein in Mexico after Zein decided to organize a match between himself and American kids attending the World Cup against waiters from a hotel in Mexico City.
—
Ethan Hanson,
Daily News,
23 June 2026
Some fans traveled from other states, while others paid hundreds of dollars to have line-waiters save spots for them.
—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 June 2026
It’s called the Zeigarnik effect, first studied by the Soviet psychologist Bluma Zeigarnik in 1927, after her professor observed that waiters remembered the details of unpaid orders but forgot orders whose bills had been settled.
—
Patricia Marx,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
At La Valencia, where the kitchen was far from the dining room, waiters would transport dishes under silver cloches to keep them warm while creating an air of sophistication.
—
Ashley MacKin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
Portraying the couple at their best were not paparazzi, fans, or photographers hired for red carpets and covers, but cooks, waiters, and caterers.
—
Alessia Amorosini,
Vanity Fair,
4 June 2026
The food is excellent, and waiters/bartenders are very friendly and helpful.
—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
3 June 2026
The dining room has a classic, European style with waiters dressed in starched white jackets and black bow ties.
—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waiters
servers
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This is typically done by taking the iPhone online, or pairing it with another Apple device that can connect to Apple’s servers.
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But the servers and butlers certainly step up and can be seen indulging young guests, giving parents the chance to dine uninterrupted.
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“Waiters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waiters. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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