drinks waiter
- noun
- UK
:
camarero de bebidas
- The drinks waiter offered us a selection of wines and cocktails at the reception.
Examples
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She appreciated the attentiveness of the drinks waiter during the gala dinner.
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After our glasses were empty, the drinks waiter promptly came by to offer refills.
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The drinks waiter served us quickly.
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A drinks waiter approached our table.
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After our glasses were empty, the drinks waiter promptly came by to offer refills.
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She appreciated the attentiveness of the drinks waiter during the gala dinner.
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The drinks waiter offered us a selection of wines and cocktails at the reception.
Synonyms
350
1.0
A woman who serves food and drinks at tables in a restaurant or cafe
330
2.0
A person who mixes and serves drinks at a bar or restaurant
300
1.0
A person who serves food and drinks to people in a restaurant or cafe
60
2.0
A person who brings food and drinks to customers at their table
20
6.3
A person who serves and mixes alcoholic drinks at a bar
14
2.3
A woman who serves drinks at a bar or pub
9
2.4
A man who works behind a bar serving and mixing drinks
7
9.6
A person who serves wine and helps guests choose it in a restaurant
4
7.6
A person who makes and serves drinks with alcohol, often creating new cocktails
4
9.5
A person who serves food or drinks quickly and neatly
1
6.0
A waiter who chooses and serves wine in a restaurant or hotel
1
2.9
A person who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar
1
9.9
A person who serves beer and other drinks in a pub or inn
1
9.1
A person who pours beer from kegs to serve people
A person who serves and recommends wine to restaurant customers
How Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a waiter who serves beverages' follows directly from combining 'drinks' (beverages) with 'waiter' (a server); the compound is compositional and literal. This noun-noun pattern is cross-linguistically common and would be readily inferable by a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Drinks waiter comes from the simple idea of putting together drinks and waiter: imagine someone carrying a tray of glasses through a room to 'offer drinks'. So, the phrase means a waiter who 'serves beverages' to guests at bars, restaurants, or events.