| 单词 | head waiter |
| 释义 | > as lemmashead waiter head waiter n. the chief or most senior waiter in an inn, restaurant, or other establishment.In quot. 1714: the most senior official in a custom house (see waiter n. 2c). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > serving food > [noun] > server of food > in inn or restaurant > head waiter head waiter1714 maître d'hôtel1850 maître1899 1714 Tractatus Navigationis: Treaty Navigation & Commerce at Utrecht 57/2 Having left them in the Power of the said Head-Waiter [sc. the warehouse-keeper of the custom-house]. 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison VI. xlii. 266. He professes to be an encourager of the people of the George in Northampton... I imagine the writer to be the head waiter of the house. 1823 L. Minor Jrnl. 29 Nov. in Atlantic Monthly (1870) Aug. 171/1 It is a singular spectacle to see a man, who has occupied such high and varied stations, bustling about a tavern at once as landlord, barkeeper, and head waiter. 1925 J. Dos Passos Manhattan Transfer ii. v. 218 Ellen was following the headwaiter's swallowtails along the edge of the dancefloor. 2005 Asian Woman Feb. 77/2 We were seen to by the head waiter approximately 5 minutes after being seated. < as lemmas |
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