WAITER

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does waiter mean? 

• WAITER (noun)
  The noun WAITER has 2 senses:

1. a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
2. a person who waits or awaits

  Familiarity information: WAITER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WAITER (noun)

Meaning:

A person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

server; waiter

Hypernyms ("waiter" is a kind of...):

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

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "waiter"):

carhop (a waiter at a drive-in restaurant)

counterman; counterperson; counterwoman (someone who attends a counter (as in a diner))

sommelier; wine steward; wine waiter (a waiter who manages wine service in a hotel or restaurant)

waitress (a woman waiter)

Meaning:

A person who waits or awaits

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("waiter" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "waiter"):

lurcher; lurker; skulker (someone waiting in concealment)