maître d'
Americanplural
maître d's-
a headwaiter.
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a steward or butler.
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the owner or manager of a hotel.
Etymology
Origin of maître d'
First recorded in 1815–25; shortening of maître d'hôtel
Example Sentences
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“They’re like a private maitre d’ now,” said Nicky Haslam, 84, the English interior designer and social fixture.
From Seattle Times • May 16, 2024
Quan and Chen dominated the competition by finishing on 436.25 and 427.80 respectively with Spendolini-Sirieix, the daughter of French maitre d' and TV personality Fred Sirieix, third with a score of 377.10.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2024
That night at the Horseshoe Steakhouse, the maitre d’ just laughed when Buddy asked him to place a telephone on his table because Wayne Newton was going to call.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2021
Mars has said the face was originally modeled after a Chicago maitre d’ named Frank Brown.
From Washington Times • Sep. 23, 2020
Arm shouted so loudly Ear, Eye and the maitre d’ jumped.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
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