maitre d'

maî·tre d'

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mey-ter dee, mey-truh-]
- /ˌmeɪ tər ˈdi, ˌmeɪ trə-/
- /ˈmeɪ.trə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mey-ter dee, mey-truh-]
- /ˌmeɪ tər ˈdi, ˌmeɪ trə-/

Definitions of maitre d' words

noun plural maitre d' maître d'hôtel (defs 1–3). 1
countable noun maitre d' At a restaurant, the maitre d' is the head waiter. 0
noun maitre d' a headwaiter 0
noun maitre d' At a restaurant, the maitre d' is the head waiter. 0

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Origin of maitre d'

First appearance:

before 1815

One of the 39% newest English words

First recorded in 1815-25

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Parts of speech for Maitre d'

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Maitre d'

maitre d' popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for maitre d'

noun maitre d'

attendant — An attendant is someone whose job is to serve or help people in a place such as a petrol station, a car park, or a cloakroom.
butler — A butler is the most important male servant in a wealthy house.
host — the bread or wafer consecrated in the celebration of the Eucharist.
hostess — a woman who receives and entertains guests in her own home or elsewhere.
servant — a person employed by another, especially to perform domestic duties.

All 11 Synonyms of maitre d'