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waiter

 
Dictionary: wait·er   ('tər) pronunciation
n.
  1. One who serves at a table, as in a restaurant.
  2. A tray or salver.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: A man who assists customers of a restaurant.

pronunciation Our waiter was very attentive during our meal at the restaurant.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
  Synonym: server

Meaning #2: a person who waits or awaits


Dream Symbol: Waiter/Waitress
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Unless we have actually had a job as a waitperson, dreaming about being a waiter or waitress can be a straightforward representation of the feeling that we are being made to wait on others. If we dream about being in the customer role, maybe we desire to be waited on. Or perhaps we simply want to put in an order.


Translations: Waiter
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tjener, opvarter, præsenterbakke

Nederlands (Dutch)
kelner, ober, serveerder, serveerblad

Français (French)
n. - garçon, serveur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kellner, Wartender, Servierbrett

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σερβιτόρος, γκαρσόν(ι)

Italiano (Italian)
cameriere

Português (Portuguese)
n. - garçom (m)

Русский (Russian)
официант, стойка с полками для закусок

Español (Spanish)
n. - camarero, mesero, mozo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kypare, bricka, väntande

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
侍者, 服务员

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 侍者, 服務員

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 웨이터, 사환용 쟁반, 잔심부름꾼

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ウエーター, 給仕盆, 待つ人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) النادل, سفرجي, كرسون, منتظر, طبق, صينيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מלצר‬


 
 
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