garçon

[gar-sawn]

noun

French.

plural

garçons 

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

2. a boy or a young unmarried man.

3. a male employee or servant.

garçon

/ ɡarsɔ̃, ˈɡɑsɒn /

noun

1. a waiter or male servant, esp if French

Word History and Origins

Origin of garçon¹

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

Example Sentences

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.

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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.

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Marc Arthur Garcon, 52, is one of two Haitians who works for a butcher.

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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.

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“He’s passed now and this is my homage to him. I miss that dude. He was a bon garcon.”

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Related Words

• server 
• waitperson 
• waitress