headwaiter
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈhɛdˌweɪtər/
:
maître
- As the headwaiter, he was responsible for managing the staff and seating arriving guests.
Examples
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"We're all having the same thing," Fernanda told the headwaiter.
Fiction book (1990) -
The headwaiter looked him over with half-closed eyes before showing them to a table at a window, with a grandiose view of the cathedral's flying buttresses and lit-up towers, magnificent in the frostily glowing mist.
Fiction book (1993) -
Some even gave the headwaiter money.
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I think your headwaiter wants you.
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"White wine, madame?" the headwaiter asked.
Fiction book (1990) -
And the headwaiter was anxiously waiting for their table.
Fiction book (1991) -
The headwaiter himself, in his gold lame jacket and a mustache like a walrus, comes to lean over their table.
Fiction book (1995) -
Nina came out of the kitchen with a glass of milk and a fresh white cloth napkin, which she slid onto Nathan's lap with what looked like the expertise of a headwaiter.
Fiction book (1991) -
The headwaiter welcomed us at the entrance and showed us to our table.
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During the busy dinner rush, the headwaiter ensured that all waiters were efficiently serving their tables.
Synonyms
13
8.0
A person who welcomes restaurant guests, shows them to their table, and manages the waiters
6
5.3
A senior server who supervises other servers and seats guests
1
8.6
A head waiter who greets guests and looks after restaurant service
A person who manages waiters and seats people in a restaurant
How Senior
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Headwaiter comes from head 'top person' and waiter 'someone who serves food', so the headwaiter is the main waiter who leads the other waiters and shows customers to their seats.