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WAITER
waiter, server
(noun) a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
waiter
(noun) a person who waits or awaits
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
waiter
A male or sometimes female attendant who serves customers at their tables in a restaurant, café or similar.
Someone who waits for somebody or something; a person who is waiting.
A person working as an attendant at the London Stock Exchange.
(obsolete) A vessel or tray on which something is carried, as dishes, etc.; a salver. (See etymology of dumbwaiter.)
(obsolete) A custom house officer; a tide waiter.
(obsolete) A watchman.
Source: Wiktionary
Wait"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, waits; an attendant; a servant in attendance, esp. at table. The waiters stand in ranks; the yeomen cry, "Make room," as if a duke were passing by. Swift.
2. A vessel or tray on which something is carried, as dishes, etc.; a salver. Coast waiter. See under Coast, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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