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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

Related formssub·head·wait·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for headwaiter

James, the headwaiter, has told me thirteen different stories of the haunted room of this hotel.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, February 1, 1890|Various
First he appears as a drill sergeant, then as a headwaiter, then as a gas collector, then as some other familiar fellow.
Europe After 8:15|H. L. Mencken, George Jean Nathan and Willard Huntington Wright
The three watched with interest as the headwaiter went to the door and returned leading a short, dark man.
The Golden Skull|John Blaine
The headwaiter approached casually, as though surveying the table.
The Cab of the Sleeping Horse|John Reed Scott

When they were seated the headwaiter said, "The moosels vit sauce marinire are nize to-nide."
We Can't Have Everything|Rupert Hughes