maître d'hôtel
noun
a headwaiter.
maîtres d'hôtel
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pluralof maître d'hôtel.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It was a pair of maîtres d’hôtel at Le Pavillon, Fred Decré and Robert Meyzen, who started Le Caravelle, naming it after the type of three-sailed 15th-century ship used by Christopher Columbus.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2014
They will turn up in suits that fit as though borrowed from Dad, or in shirts with wing collars best left to maîtres d’hôtel, or in colors that make them look like Steve Van Zandt.
From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2012
In the background several of the maîtres d'hôtel had gathered obsequiously around.
From The Double Traitor by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
The maîtres d'hôtel all came crowding up for a word of greeting.
From The Lost Ambassador The Search For The Missing Delora by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
The Duke de Richelieu seized the hand of the old servant and cried, "I beg pardon; you are the king of maîtres d'hôtel."
From The Queen's Necklace by Alexandre Dumas père
