dining-room attendant
- noun
- /ˈdaɪnɪŋ ruːm əˈtɛndənt/
:
camarero de comedor
- As a new dining-room attendant, he learned how to serve dishes with professionalism and courtesy.
Examples
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After the guests left, the dining-room attendant quickly cleared the tables and reset them for the next service.
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The dining-room attendant greeted us with a warm smile as we entered the restaurant.
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The dining-room attendant greeted us warmly.
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Can you ask the dining-room attendant for more bread?
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As we sat down, the dining-room attendant handed us the menus and took our drink orders.
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The dining-room attendant skillfully balanced several plates while serving guests during the busy dinner rush.
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After the meal, the dining-room attendant offered us dessert options, making sure everyone was satisfied.
Synonyms
350
1.0
A woman who serves food and drinks at tables in a restaurant or cafe
300
1.0
A person who serves food and drinks to people in a restaurant or cafe
161
3.7
A man who manages the staff in a large house and serves meals
136
2.8
A person who serves or helps people in a public place
60
2.0
A person who brings food and drinks to customers at their table
54
3.0
A person who clears and sets tables and helps waiters in a restaurant
6
5.3
A senior server who supervises other servers and seats guests
4
9.5
A person who serves food or drinks quickly and neatly
1
4.3
A person who clears plates and sets tables in a restaurant
1
9.9
A person who helps important guests at formal events
1
4.2
A person who leads the serving staff and seats customers in a restaurant
A person who serves guests and shows them to their table in a restaurant
A person who manages waiters and seats people in a restaurant
A person who arranges and serves food on plates in a restaurant kitchen
A person who helps waiters by setting tables, serving customers and clearing dishes
A man who works in a home to serve and help people
How Senior
21
7.0
13
8.0
1
4.2
300
1.0
- US
1
4.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
dining-room + attendant
The compound is directly compositional: 'dining-room' denotes a room for eating and 'attendant' denotes a worker who serves or assists, so the combined meaning is a person who serves in the dining room. This follows regular English compound formation and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Dining-room attendant comes from a simple, literal image: the dining-room is the room where people eat and an attendant is someone who looks after and helps guests. Picture a person moving between tables, serving food and clearing plates, and that's why the phrase means 'a person employed to provide service in a dining room'.