'Waiter' definitions:
Definition of 'waiter'
From: WordNet
noun
A person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant) [syn: waiter, server]
noun
A person who waits or awaits
Definition of 'Waiter'
From: GCIDE
- Waiter \Wait"er\, n.
- 1. One who, or that which, waits; an attendant; a servant in attendance, esp. at table. [1913 Webster]
- The waiters stand in ranks; the yeomen cry, "Make room," as if a duke were passing by. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A vessel or tray on which something is carried, as dishes, etc.; a salver. [1913 Webster]
- Coast waiter. See under Coast, n. [1913 Webster]