maître d'n.

Brit.

/ˌmeɪtrə ˈdiː/,

/ˌmɛtrə ˈdiː/, U.S.

/ˌmeɪdər ˈdi/,

/ˌmeɪtrə ˈdi/

Forms: 1900s– maître d', 1900s– maitre d', 1900s– maître de.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: maître d'hôtel n.

Etymology: Short for maître d'hôtel n. Compare French maître d'hô (1975, colloquial).

Chiefly colloquial (originally U.S.).

= maître d'hôtel n.

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society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > domestic servant > [noun] > head servant or house steward

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maître d'1942

1942 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 24 Feb. 11/3 [In a Hollywood restaurant] Marcel, a plump and smiling Frenchman, is Earl-Carol's maitre d'... Marcel guesses he is the only combination psychoanalyst and maitre d' in the business.

1953 P. Adler House is not Home (1954) i. 16 Hat-check girls, waiters, the maître d', some nicely-dressed people..all spoke to Harry.

1959 Guardian 12 Dec. 3/1 The maître de (they do not bother about the ‘hotel’ bit) ushered..parties..to tables.

1974 Publishers Weekly 17 June 10/1 The sort of lady who is instinctively escorted to corner tables by maitres d'.

1987 Sunday Express Mag. 18 Jan. 15/1 Maître d's give her their best tables.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	maître d
释义	maître d'n. Brit. /ˌmeɪtrə ˈdiː/, /ˌmɛtrə ˈdiː/, U.S. /ˌmeɪdər ˈdi/, /ˌmeɪtrə ˈdi/ Forms: 1900s– maître d', 1900s– maitre d', 1900s– maître de. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: maître d'hôtel n. Etymology: Short for maître d'hôtel n. Compare French maître d'hô (1975, colloquial). Chiefly colloquial (originally U.S.). = maître d'hôtel n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > domestic servant > [noun] > head servant or house steward stewardc1000 spencea1300 spender1340 spencerc1380 maître d'hôtel1540 major-domo1589 dapifer1636 khansama1645 sirkar1772 maître d'1942 1942 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 24 Feb. 11/3 [In a Hollywood restaurant] Marcel, a plump and smiling Frenchman, is Earl-Carol's maitre d'... Marcel guesses he is the only combination psychoanalyst and maitre d' in the business. 1953 P. Adler House is not Home (1954) i. 16 Hat-check girls, waiters, the maître d', some nicely-dressed people..all spoke to Harry. 1959 Guardian 12 Dec. 3/1 The maître de (they do not bother about the ‘hotel’ bit) ushered..parties..to tables. 1974 Publishers Weekly 17 June 10/1 The sort of lady who is instinctively escorted to corner tables by maitres d'. 1987 Sunday Express Mag. 18 Jan. 15/1 Maître d's give her their best tables. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1942
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