garçon

[ gar-sawn ]

/ garˈsɔ̃ /

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noun, plural gar·çons

[gar-sawn]. /garˈsɔ̃/. French.

(usually in direct address) a waiter in a restaurant.

a boy or a young unmarried man.

a male employee or servant.

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Words nearby garçon

García Márquez, Gabriel, García Moreno, García Robles, García y Íñiguez, Garcilaso de la Vega, garçon, Gard, Garda, gardant, Garda Síochána, garde-manger

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How to use garçon in a sentence

It opened, the garcon mumbled something, and Madame Chalice entered slowly.
When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete|Gilbert Parker
He was just at this time living en garcon, his wife and children being away on a visit.
A Laodicean|Thomas Hardy
The dinner was given in the house where my host and his friend, Captain Pantoukin, lived, en garcon.
Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life|Thomas Wallace Knox
Our stout-armed garcon took a position on our sleigh, and by a fistic argument succeeded in turning us aside.
Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life|Thomas Wallace Knox

They were left alone, at an imperious signal, and Madame Louison bade Hawke regale himself en garcon.
A Fascinating Traitor|Richard Henry Savage

British Dictionary definitions for garçon

garçon

/ (ˈɡɑsɒn, French ɡarsɔ̃) /

noun

a waiter or male servant, esp if French

Word Origin for garçon

C19: from Old French gars lad, probably of Germanic origin

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