server
noun
serv·er ˈsər-vər 
1
: one that serves food or drink
2
: the player who serves (as in tennis)
3
: something used in serving food or drink
4
: one that serves legal processes upon another
5
: the celebrant's assistant at mass
6
: a computer in a network that is used to provide services (such as access to files or shared peripherals or the routing of email) to other computers in the network
Synonyms
- garçon
- waiter
- waitperson
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Example Sentences
She asked our server for another glass of wine. we had barely finished ordering when the server brought our salads
Recent Examples on the Web Now living in Cottonwood with her teenage daughter, Anderson is a chef and part-time server who commutes to Sedona daily for her jobs. 
Lacey Latch, The Arizona Republic, 29 Aug. 2022 In other words, a bad on-the-fly call by a process server and not a premeditated tactic. Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 10 Aug. 2022 Antonio worked in the kitchen and Leonela was a server. The Indianapolis Star, 9 Aug. 2022 Thevenet thought Middleton was a server and ordered a drink while petting the dog. Staff Author, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2022 He’s part bartender, part server and occasional fill-in manager. Holly Yan, CNN, 10 July 2022 Its latest Wafer-scale system, the Cerebras CS-2, is the largest AI server in the market and the company claims a cluster of those could soon support a 120-trillion-parameter model for training and inference. Karl Freund, Forbes, 21 June 2022 The former restaurant server and computer science major started selling her sausages shortly after the pandemic started and recently opened her bricks-and-mortar in a small shopping center in Westminster. Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2022 In this situation, as is often the case, the Police Department is simply a process server that allows parties in conflict to be before the court. Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 10 June 2022 See More
Lacey Latch, The Arizona Republic, 29 Aug. 2022 In other words, a bad on-the-fly call by a process server and not a premeditated tactic. Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 10 Aug. 2022 Antonio worked in the kitchen and Leonela was a server. The Indianapolis Star, 9 Aug. 2022 Thevenet thought Middleton was a server and ordered a drink while petting the dog. Staff Author, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2022 He’s part bartender, part server and occasional fill-in manager. Holly Yan, CNN, 10 July 2022 Its latest Wafer-scale system, the Cerebras CS-2, is the largest AI server in the market and the company claims a cluster of those could soon support a 120-trillion-parameter model for training and inference. Karl Freund, Forbes, 21 June 2022 The former restaurant server and computer science major started selling her sausages shortly after the pandemic started and recently opened her bricks-and-mortar in a small shopping center in Westminster. Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2022 In this situation, as is often the case, the Police Department is simply a process server that allows parties in conflict to be before the court. Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 10 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English server, servere, from serven "to serve entry 1" + -er, -ere -er entry 2
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing server
server
noun
as in waiter
a person who serves food or drink we had barely finished ordering when the server brought our salads Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- waiter
- waitress
- bartender
- waitperson
- barkeep
- barkeeper
- maître d'
- garçon
- steward
- barman
- sommelier
- maître d'hôtel
- headwaiter
- stewardess
- maitre d'
