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MAITRE D'

Dictionary entry overview: What does maitre d' mean?

• MAITRE D' (noun)
The noun MAITRE D' has 1 sense:

1. a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers

Familiarity information: MAITRE D' used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• MAITRE D' (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

headwaiter; maitre d'; maitre d'hotel; captain

Hypernyms ("maitre d'" is a kind of...):

dining-room attendant; restaurant attendant (someone employed to provide service in a dining room)

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