waiter

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A man may have an understanding with the waiter, and play with arranged packs; but the waiter is always the dangerous element in that little combination.

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  1. noun One who serves at a table, as in a restaurant.
  2. noun A tray or salver.

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  • It had a view of the canal, the waiter was an old man with a kind face, there was a fresh smell of coffee, and its terrace had already attracted several beautiful women. —  The Blond Baboon—Janwillem van de Wetering—Grijpstra-De Gier 06
  • We both sat down, and almost immediately the waiter was at our table. —  DanceattheSlaughterhouse
  • Could have been a waiter from a Chinese restaurant.
  • No sooner had I sat down, the waiter was at the table with a plate of papadoms, not plain, but black peppercorn papadoms. —  TechNet Blogs
  • In the struggle, a waiter was also stabbed in the neck. —  El Enemigo Común
 

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  1. from Middle English waitere, wayter, weyter, later watare, from Old French waitier, guetteur, etc., guetter, French guetter, wait: see wait, v. Cf. Middle High German wahtære, wehter, German wächter, a watchman.
 

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/ˈweɪtər/
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