HEADWAITER

captain, headwaiter, maitre d'hotel, maitre d'

(noun) a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

headwaiter (plural headwaiters)

A waiter who has a supervisory position over the other wait staff; chief waiter.

Synonyms

• (chiefly US) maître d'

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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