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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Waiter

/wāt'-ẽr/ · Wait·er · IPA /ˈweɪtɚ/
01 n. One who, or that which, waits; an attendant; a servant in attendance, esp. at table.
  1. 1.
    One who, or that which, waits; an attendant; a servant in attendance, esp. at table.
    “The waiters stand in ranks; the yeomen cry, “Make room,” as if a duke were passing by.” Swift.
  2. 2.
    A vessel or tray on which something is carried, as dishes, etc.; a salver.
Phrases & compounds
Coast waiter — See under Coast, n.