waiter
Other forms: waiters
The person who brings your food in a restaurant is a waiter. If you discover an insect in your gazpacho, you might call out, "Waiter! There's a fly in my soup!"
These days it's more common to call the cafe worker who takes your order and delivers your nachos a server, since it's entirely gender-neutral, but some people still use waiter for a man or woman and waitress for a woman. Your grandpa might enjoy embarrassing the whole family by hollering, "Check please, waiter!" at the end of every restaurant meal. Before this word became common for restaurant servers, it was used for household servants who "waited at table."
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a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
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synonyms:
server
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types:
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carhop
a waiter at a drive-in restaurant
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counterman, counterperson, counterwoman
someone who attends a counter (as in a diner)
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sommelier, wine steward, wine waiter
a waiter who manages wine service in a hotel or restaurant
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waitress
a woman waiter
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barista
a person whose job is to make and serve coffee
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bunny, bunny girl
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
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soda jerk, soda jerker
someone who works at a soda fountain
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type of:
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dining-room attendant, restaurant attendant
someone employed to provide service in a dining room
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a person who waits or awaits
/ˈweɪdər/
/ˈweɪtə/
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