head waiter

British  

noun

1. a waiter who supervises the activities of other waiters and arranges the seating of guests

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Example Sentences

The head waiter records losses of ships in a book with a quill pen and book, and rings the Lutine bell, salvaged from a vessel that sank in 1799, to mark major events, such as the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

From The Wall Street Journal

Speaking to Le Parisien newspaper, local resident and head waiter at the Moulin Rouge in the 1980s, André Duval, said: "Paris without its windmill is like Paris without its Eiffel Tower".

From BBC

They include a signed menu and the band's £2 15s bar bill - on which the head waiter had written their name as "Beetles".

From BBC

"I don't think it will ever be able to compete with Galician octopus," said head waiter Claudio Gandara.

From Reuters

The place had been nearly packed nightly just a few weeks ago before Omicron wiped out business, said head waiter Juan Lozano.

From Reuters