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disher

disher

4 9.5
A person who serves food or drinks quickly and neatly
  • noun
  • /ˈdɪʃər/
translation icon : servidor
  • It was either him or Lieutenant Randy Disher from Monk (I don't really know the lieutenants' names in Law and Order), and I decided to go with Lieutenant Horatio.

Examples

  • Die schere...Disher.

  • I will be counting on you even more, Carolyn and dishers.

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  • I just want to thank you again for a great job and much entertainment by all the dishers this season.

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  • The disher skillfully arranged the appetizers on the table for the guests.

  • At the wedding, the disher ensured that everyone's plates were filled promptly.

  • During the banquet, the disher moved gracefully between tables, serving drinks and food.

Synonyms

waitress
vsdisher
350 1.0

A woman who serves food and drinks at tables in a restaurant or cafe

is used when the person is notably skilled and efficient at serving
waiter
vsdisher
300 1.0

A person who serves food and drinks to people in a restaurant or cafe

is used when the person performs this with trained skill and speed
attendant
vsdisher
136 2.8

A person who serves or helps people in a public place

suggests someone who does this with professional skill and fast work
server
vsdisher
60 2.0

A person who brings food and drinks to customers at their table

is used for someone who does this with special skill and efficiency
counterman
vsdisher
3 7.2

A person who serves customers at a counter, for example in a diner

is used for a person who serves tables with notable skill and efficiency
2.5

A person who serves guests and shows them to their table in a restaurant

is used for someone who does this with clear professional skill
3.5

A person who serves food and helps guests in a dining room

is used when the person performs tasks with efficient trained skill
counterperson
vsdisher
4.6

A person who serves customers from behind a counter in a diner or shop

is used for someone who serves at tables with professional skill and speed
plater
vsdisher
7.0

A person who arranges and serves food on plates in a restaurant kitchen

focuses on serving guests directly rather than arranging food on plates

How Skilled

maitre d'
13 8.0
headwaiter
1 4.2
disher
4 9.5
server
60 2.0
helper
79 1.0

Surface Forms

disher singular
dishers plural

Morphology

disher = dish (transparent) = dish + er

Regular agentive formation from the verb 'dish' meaning 'to serve', so 'disher' is clearly 'one who serves'.

Etymology

Disher comes from the simple word dish plus the ending -er, so it literally means 'one who dishes' or hands out plates and portions. That's why a disher is a person who 'serves' food or drinks, like someone who 'dishes out' meals at a buffet.