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garçon

American  
[gar-sawn] / garˈsɔ̃ /

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 British  
/ ɡarsɔ̃, ˈɡɑsɒn /

noun

  1. a waiter or male servant, esp if French

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Etymology

Origin of garçon

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

Example Sentences

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Now garçon, if you'd be so kind, one one more sprinkle of that good stuff, si vous plait.

From Golf Digest • Apr. 11, 2018

She told him he was a bon garçon, and she meant it.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin

Bime-by she have twins—wan garçon, wan wee leetle gal, petite an' putty as you nevare see.

From In the Van; or, The Builders by Price-Brown, John

Le garçon de ferme, de son pas lourd, entrait dans la grange, encore obscure, ou nous réposions.

From Mentally Defective Children by Binet, Alfred

Appartement de garçon, "bachelor's quarters," not "waiter's apartment."

From John Bull, Junior or French as She is Traduced by O'Rell, Max

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