waiter

One who serves at a table, as in a restaurant.

A tray or salver.

A watcher.

A watchman; a guard or keeper.

One who waits; one who abides in expectation of the happening of some event, the arrival of some appointed time, some opportunity, or the like.

A domestic servant.

A waiting-woman.

A man-servant who waits at table: applied more commonly to those who serve in hotels or restaurants.

An officer in the employ of the British custom-house. See coast-waiter, tide-waiter.

A tray; a salver.