garçon
Americannoun
plural
garçons-
(usually in direct address) a waiter in a restaurant.
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a boy or a young unmarried man.
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a male employee or servant.
noun
Etymology
Origin of garçon
C19: from Old French gars lad, probably of Germanic origin
Example Sentences
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Jefferson dreams himself into a restaurant, summoning a waiter—“Garçon, where is the Bordelaise sauce?”— and reaching, blissfully, for another pour of wine, before he is jolted awake.
From Salon
Longtime NFL coach and coordinator Dom Capers was a classmate and onetime roommate of Kehres, and receiver Pierre Garçon played at Mount Union as well.
From Los Angeles Times
Garçon played for the Indianapolis Colts team that lost to New Orleans in the Super Bowl, and Kehres attended that game in South Florida as a guest of the receiver.
From Los Angeles Times
In the end, Garcon decided against staying in Mexico, given how little he earns making deliveries on bicycle — just $16 for each 12-hour shift.
From Los Angeles Times
Marc Arthur Garcon, 52, is one of two Haitians who works for a butcher.
From Los Angeles Times
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