waiter, waitress

waiter, waitress
noun
1 waiter/waitress
ADJECTIVE
restaurant
passing

She ordered a large vodka from a passing waiter.

friendly
VERB + WAITER/WAITRESS
beckon, beckon to, call, call over, signal to, summon, wave over (esp. AmE)

He casually waved over the waitress and settled the bill.

tip

We ended up tipping our waiter 20%.

WAITER/WAITRESS + VERB
arrive with sth, bring (sb) sth, serve (sb) sth

A waitress arrived with the wine they had ordered.

come back, come over

The waiter came to clear the plates.

WAITER/WAITRESS + NOUN
service

Lunch is a buffet meal, while dinner is waiter service.

PHRASES
catch the waiter's/waitress's eye

I tried to catch the waiter's eye to ask for our bill.

2 waiter
ADJECTIVE
head

the head waiter in a large restaurant

drinks (BrE), wine (esp. BrE) (usually sommelier in AmE)
singing

He worked as a singing waiter.

3 waitress
ADJECTIVE
diner (AmE)
cocktail

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