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The meaning of the English word "waiter" and how you use it

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waiter
(noun) (sing.) a person who serves people in a restaurant These days waitresses and waiters are usually called servers.
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Sami

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Sami is a native French speaker, French-English translator and localizer originally from Paris. He studied English literature in Istanbul, Turkey, before working in translation and traveling full-time.
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The waiter brought our food .
I asked the waiter for some water .
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15 % of your bill goes to the waiter . You 've already paid it . Tax and tip are included .
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So a lot of Americans find tipping a little bit confusing . In France , the waiter 's tip is included .
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Waiter .
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servers
(noun) (pl.) someone who brings you food in a restaurant; waiter
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Kanako has an AAS in administrative office technology. She is a native Japanese speaker and studied English literature prior to moving to the U.S. She has also taken correspondence courses in EN-JP translation and works as a translator/localizer which involves tasks such as editing machine translations and localizing web contents. She has also worked as an in-person interpreter for businesses based in Japan.
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This restaurant needs to hire more servers .
My husband and I met when we were servers in a restaurant .
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garçon
(noun) a waiter especially used at a French restaurant
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Can you call the garçon over , so we can order ?
Excuse me , garçon . Can I get a glass of water ?
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Garçon !
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Garçon !
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server
(noun) a waiter; one who serves food and drink
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Elena holds a Master's Degree in languages and literatures and a BA in law. She has been working as a linguist, translator and localizer for more than 15 years. She has also a long experience as language tutor.
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I asked the server to bring us some water .
The server brought us the bill at the end of the meal .
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and every time you 're served a dish , the server will put their little mark
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silver service
(noun) food is delivered to the table on a platter held by the waiter and then served to the customer's plate (rather than being plated in the kitchen) British English
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This restaurant offers silver service .
Some expensive hotels have silver service .
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