Definitions

maître d'hôtel

[mey-ter doh-tel, mey-truh, me-tr^uh doh-tel] / ˌmeɪ tər doʊˈtɛl, ˌmeɪ trə, ˌmɛ trə doʊˈtɛl /

NOUN

headwaiter

Synonyms

STRONGEST

headwaiter maître d'

NOUN

butler

Synonyms

STRONGEST

butler servant

STRONG

major-domo

maitre d'hotel

NOUN

dining room attendant

Synonyms

WEAK

headwaiter maitre d' major-domo

Example Sentences

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Without turning round to look at him, she explained that the coachman of their next door neighbours knew the maitre-d'hotel of Madame de Lionne.

From A Set of Six by Conrad, Joseph