as in waitresses
a person who serves food or drink
waiters at that elegant restaurant must go through an extended training program before being allowed to serve customers
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Here, like Kings and Queens, you’ll be called into the Alain Ducasse restaurant by the bang of a wooden staff—with waiters dressed in period costumes (designed by Terre et Ciel).
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Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Now, menswear has changed so much that bow ties register as pedestrian garb better suited to waiters than to revelers.
—Tom Stubbs, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2024
Easy because the menu comes in English and many of the waiters are multilingual.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
White-gloved waiters poured bottles of Domaine de la Taille Aux Loups Brut Tradition.
—Ian Malone, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
The idea is to spend hours and hours around the table, enjoying lunch or dinner without worrying about antsy children or impatient waiters.
—Ann Abel, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
In the ongoing suit, the restaurant and chocolate shop are accused of stealing waiters’ tips to pay for business expenses.
—Erica Cheng, Chron, 10 Oct. 2024
Frank, who gives emotional texture to Corrina, hams it up as a string of Wally’s waiters and bank customers.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
That’s more than the total number of nurses, cashiers, elementary and middle school teachers, and waiters or waitresses.
—George Sakellaris, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Now, menswear has changed so much that bow ties register as pedestrian garb better suited to waiters than to revelers.
—Tom Stubbs, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2024
Easy because the menu comes in English and many of the waiters are multilingual.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
White-gloved waiters poured bottles of Domaine de la Taille Aux Loups Brut Tradition.
—Ian Malone, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
The idea is to spend hours and hours around the table, enjoying lunch or dinner without worrying about antsy children or impatient waiters.
—Ann Abel, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
In the ongoing suit, the restaurant and chocolate shop are accused of stealing waiters’ tips to pay for business expenses.
—Erica Cheng, Chron, 10 Oct. 2024
Frank, who gives emotional texture to Corrina, hams it up as a string of Wally’s waiters and bank customers.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
That’s more than the total number of nurses, cashiers, elementary and middle school teachers, and waiters or waitresses.
—George Sakellaris, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
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