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
Her uncle turned his head, and immediately two maîtres d'hôtel and several waiters came rushing up.
From The Governors by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
Louis, for the first few minutes, was not visible, but one of the other maîtres d'hôtel procured for me a table in a somewhat retired corner of the room.
From The Lost Ambassador The Search For The Missing Delora by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
There were no smooth-faced maîtres d'hôtel to conduct new arrivals to a table, no lift to the upper rooms, no palm-lined stairways, or any of the modern appurtenances of restaurant life.
From The Mischief Maker by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
