garçon
noun
gar·çon gär-ˈsōⁿ 
plural garçons gär-ˈsōⁿ(z)
: a male waiter (as in a French restaurant)
"Here, garçon, bring us two halves of malt whisky, like a good fellow …."
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Synonyms
- server
- waiter
- waitperson
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Example Sentences
“Garçon, bring another bottle of wine,” barked the haughty diner
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French, "boy, servant" (in sense "waiter" originally short for garçon de café, garçon de restaurant, etc.), going back to Old French garz, garçun "servant of low status, boy," going back to Old Low Franconian *wrakkjo, *wrakkjon-, going back to Germanic *wrakjan- "someone pursued, exile" — more at wretch
First Known Use
1788, in the meaning defined above
garçons
noun
as in waiters
a person who serves food or drink "Garçon, bring another bottle of wine," barked the haughty diner Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- waiters
- bartenders
- servers
- waitpersons
- waitresses
- barkeepers
- barmen
- stewardesses
- maître d's
- barkeeps
- sommeliers
- headwaiters
- maîtres d'hôtel
- stewards
- maitre d's
