'maitre d'hotel' definitions:
Definition of 'maitre d'hotel'
From: WordNet
noun
A dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers [syn: captain, headwaiter, maitre d'hotel, maitre d']
Definition of 'maitre d'hotel'
From: GCIDE
- maitre d'hotel \mai`tre d'ho*tel"\, maitre d'hotel \ma[^i]`tre d'h[^o]*tel`\(m[=a]"t[~e]r d[=o]*t[e^]l" or m[=a]"tr[u^] d[=o]*t[e^]l"); pl. maitres d'hotel. n.
- 1. A headwaiter.
- Syn: captain, head waiter. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. The manager or owner of a hotel. [PJC]
Definition of 'maitre d'hotel'
From: GCIDE
- maitre d'hotel \mai`tre d'ho*tel"\, maitre d'hotel \ma[^i]`tre d'h[^o]*tel`\(m[=a]"t[~e]r d[=o]*t[e^]l" or m[=a]"tr[u^] d[=o]*t[e^]l"); pl. maitres d'hotel. n.
- 1. A headwaiter.
- Syn: captain, head waiter. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. The manager or owner of a hotel. [PJC]