waiter

Noun

A person who serves food and drinks in a restaurant or cafe.
a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
a person who waits or awaits
A male or female attendant who serves customers at their tables in a restaurant, café or similar.
Someone who waits for somebody or something; a person who is waiting.
A person working as an attendant at the London Stock Exchange.
A vessel or tray on which something is carried, as dishes, etc.; a salver. (See etymology of dumbwaiter.)
A custom house officer; a tide waiter.
A watchman.

Verb

To work as a waiter.

Examples

The waiter might as well serve him the winning words on a silver platter.
Waiter! There's a fly in my soup.

Origin / Etymology

From late 14th century Middle English waiter, wayter (“attendant, watchman”). By surface analysis, wait + -er. Sense of "servant who waits at tables" is from late 15th century, originally in reference to household servants; in reference to inns, eating houses, etc., it is attested from 1660s. Feminine form waitress first recorded 1834.
The London Stock Exchange sense harks back to the early days of trading in coffee-shops.

Synonyms

server

Scrabble Score: 9

waiter: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
waiter: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
waiter: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

waiter: valid Words With Friends Word