head-waiter

head-wait·er

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Definition of head-waiter word

noun head-waiter a person in charge of waiters, busboys, etc., in a restaurant or dining car. 1

before 1795

One of the 43% newest English words

First recorded in 1795-1805; head + waiter

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

headwaiter — a person in charge of waiters, busboys, etc., in a restaurant or dining car.
major-domo — a man in charge of a great household, as that of a sovereign; a chief steward.
maitre d' — maître d'hôtel (defs 1–3).