waiterEnglishOxford American Thesauruswaiter noun the waitress came to take their order: server, waitress, stewardess, steward, attendant; head waitress/waiter, hostess, host; wine steward, wine waiter; butler, servant, page, flunkey; North American waitperson, carhop; French garçon, maître d'hôtel, sommelier (des vins).