headwaiter

[ hed-wey-ter ]

/ ˈhɛdˈweɪ tər /

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noun

a person in charge of waiters, busboys, etc., in a restaurant or dining car.

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Origin of headwaiter

First recorded in 1795–1805; head + waiter

OTHER WORDS FROM headwaiter

subheadwaiter, noun

Words nearby headwaiter

head tone, head trip, head up, head-up display, head voice, headwaiter, head wall, headward, headwards, headwaters, headway

How to use headwaiter in a sentence

The headwaiter, clad in the long waistcoat and full trunk-hose of the late Seventeenth Century, bowed punctiliously.
The Penal Cluster|Ivar Jorgensen (AKA Randall Garrett)
Houston looked complacently at his drink while the headwaiter led Dorrine to a table on the far side of the room.
The Penal Cluster|Ivar Jorgensen (AKA Randall Garrett)
The headwaiter approached bearing another magnum of vintage wine.
Medal of Honor|Dallas McCord Reynolds
The headwaiter always knows me the minute I come into the room—keeps a chair for me.
Frenzied Fiction|Stephen Leacock

But when Stewart asked for his bill, the proprietor, instead of intrusting it as usual to the headwaiter, presented it in person.
The Girl from Alsace|Burton Egbert Stevenson

British Dictionary definitions for headwaiter

head waiter

noun

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

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