headwaiter
Americannoun
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He didn’t get the starring role but he did get other movie parts, often playing … a headwaiter.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025
During the trial, Mr. Schettino admitted that he had committed an “imprudence” when he decided to sail near the island of Giglio at high speed to greet the family of the ship’s headwaiter.
From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2022
It wasn’t going to be over simply with a snap of the owners’ collective fingers, despite their apparent belief that it should be like calling for a headwaiter and the check.
From Washington Post • Jul. 22, 2011
The headwaiter in the lobby is called the maître d’.
From The New Yorker • Feb. 15, 1999
When she was finished, she beat it out of the room so fast I didn't even get a chance to invite her to join me for a drink, so I called the headwaiter over.
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
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