waiter
A male or female attendant who serves customers at their tables in a restaurant, café…A male or female attendant who serves customers at their tables in a restaurant, café or similar.
» I forgot to tip the waiter.
Я забыл дать официанту на чай.
Я забыл оставить официанту чаевые.
Я забув дати чайові офіціанту.
Meaning
6 sensesA male or female attendant who serves customers at their tables in a restaurant, café or similar.
Waiter! There's a fly in my soup.
Kellner, Kellnerin
официа́нтoficiánt, официа́нткаoficiántka, ке́льнерkélʹner
офіціа́нтoficiánt, офіціа́нткаoficiántka, ке́льнерkélʹner
Someone who waits for somebody or something; a person who is waiting.
Wartender, Wartende
жду́щийždúščij, ожида́ющийožidájuščij
a person who waits or awaits
(historical)A person working as an attendant at the London Stock Exchange.
(obsolete)A vessel or tray on which something is carried, as dishes, etc.; a salver. (See etymology of dumbwaiter.)
(obsolete)A custom house officer; a tide waiter.
(obsolete)A watchman.
Examples
299 sentencesI forgot to tip the waiter.
Я забув дати чайові офіціанту.
ruЯ забыл дать официанту на чай.
Tom doesn't like being a waiter.
Тому не подобається бути офіціантом.
He is a waiter and an actor.
Він офіціант та актор.
ruОн официант и актер.
Are you still working as a waiter?
Ти все ще працюєш офіціантом?
ruТы всё ещё работаешь официантом?
Tom used to work as a waiter.
Том колись працював офіціантом.
ruТом когда-то работал официантом.
deTom hat einmal als Kellner gearbeitet.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From late 14th century Middle English waiter, wayter (“attendant, watchman”). By surface aFrom late 14th century Middle English waiter, wayter (“attendant, watchman”). By surface analysis, wait + -er. Sense of "servant who waits at tables" is from late 15th century, originally in reference to household servants; in reference to inns, eating houses, etc., it is attested from 1660s. Feminine form waitress first recorded 1834.
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Forms
plural: waitersSynonyms
1 synonyms- a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant):server
Word family
24 related wordsCollocations
10 patterns- as a waiter
- is a waiter
- a waiter at
- tip the waiter
- the waiter brought
- asked the waiter
- waiter at a
- to the waiter
- waiter brought
- a waiter aren't