maître d'hôtel
[ mey-ter doh-tel, mey-truh; French me-truh doh-tel ]
/ ˌmeɪ tər doʊˈtɛl, ˌmeɪ trə; French ˌmɛ trə doʊˈtɛl /
noun, plural maî·tres d'hô·tel [mey-terz doh-tel, mey-truh z; French me-truh doh-tel] /ˌmeɪ tərz doʊˈtɛl, ˌmeɪ trəz; French ˌmɛ trə doʊˈtɛl/.
a headwaiter.
a steward or butler.
the owner or manager of a hotel.
Cookery. a sauce of melted butter, minced parsley, and lemon juice or vinegar.
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Origin of maître d'hôtel
1530–40; < French: master of (the) hotel
Words nearby maître d'hôtel
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British Dictionary definitions for maitre d'hotel
maître d'hôtel
/ (ˌmɛtrə dəʊˈtɛl, French mɛtrə dotɛl) /
noun plural maîtres d'hôtel
a head waiter or steward
the manager or owner of a hotel
Word Origin for maître d'hôtel
C16: from French: master of (the) hotel
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