Hypertext Webster Gateway: "waiter"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Waiter \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
waiter
n 1: a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a
restaurant) [syn: {server}]
2: a person who waits or awaits
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