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waiter

/ˈweɪtə(r)/noun

उच्चारण वेटर

बैरा, वेटर

Basic word

noun
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    a person whose job is to serve customers at their tables in a restaurant

    बैरा, वेटर

    • The waiter brought the menu.
    • The waiter poured water into our glasses.
    • He works as a waiter at a hotel in Jaipur.
    + 1 more example
    • We asked the waiter for the bill.

    Synonyms server steward attendant bearer waitress

◇Word family
wait verbwaitress noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

server steward attendant bearer waitress

?Which word?

Keep the service-job words: waiter, steward (on a ship or plane), bearer (Indian English, a waiter or servant), butler, bellboy (in a hotel), receptionist.

सेवा कार्यों के शब्द याद रखिए: waiter, steward (जहाज़ या विमान पर), bearer (भारतीय English, बैरा या सेवक), butler, bellboy (होटल में), receptionist।

§Grammar and usage

Gender pair: waiter and waitress (now server is often used for both).

लिंग जोड़ी: waiter और waitress (अब दोनों के लिए प्रायः server प्रयुक्त होता है)।

Usage: wait on sb (serve somebody at a table; also wait on sb hand and foot, do everything for somebody).

प्रयोग में wait on sb (मेज़ पर किसी की सेवा करना; wait on sb hand and foot भी, किसी का हर काम करना)।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Head waiter, dumbwaiter (a small lift for carrying food between floors).

Collocations: head waiter, dumbwaiter (मंज़िलों के बीच भोजन ले जाने वाली छोटी लिफ़्ट)।