head waiter

British

noun

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

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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 • Apr. 25, 2024

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

From Reuters • Feb. 23, 2022

He looked, Thomsen recalls, “so much like a pale, pouchy, and cruelly overworked head waiter that every civilian there, I felt, was trying very hard not to hand him a tip.”

From Slate • Oct. 5, 2014

So my goal is to become the head waiter.

From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2013

The head waiter marched into the room flanked by the drummers and fifers, rolling a huge roast before him.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

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