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waiter

[wey-ter] / ˈweɪ tər /


NOUN
serving tray
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Alexander Garcia, a 44-year-old waiter, said he heard firefighters declare "Code 14," which he later found out meant that there were no survivors.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

Don’t miss: ‘I’ll probably be working until I die’: I’m 60, work as a waiter and have $2,000 in a Roth IRA.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 20, 2026

"I was in Athens, I was working as a waiter, and I quit my job to start singing in the streets," he tells the BBC.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

On restaurant outings I have pulled up a scene from the cinematic gem “Hoosiers” and gotten choked up while my kids prayed I wouldn’t still be blubbering when the waiter came.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

I spent a little money and the waiter liked me.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway




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