0%

maitre d'hotel

maî·tre d'hô·tel
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mey-ter doh-tel, mey-truh; French me-truh doh-tel]
    • /ˌmeɪ tər doʊˈtɛl, ˌmeɪ trə; French ˌmɛ trə doʊˈtɛl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mey-ter doh-tel, mey-truh; French me-truh doh-tel]
    • /ˌmeɪ tər doʊˈtɛl, ˌmeɪ trə; French ˌmɛ trə doʊˈtɛl/

Definitions of maitre d'hotel words

  • noun plural maitre d'hotel a headwaiter. 1
  • noun plural maitre d'hotel a steward or butler. 1
  • noun plural maitre d'hotel the owner or manager of a hotel. 1
  • noun plural maitre d'hotel Cookery. a sauce of melted butter, minced parsley, and lemon juice or vinegar. 1
  • noun maitre d'hotel a head waiter or steward 0
  • noun maitre d'hotel the manager or owner of a hotel 0

Information block about the term

Origin of maitre d'hotel

First appearance:

before 1530
One of the 29% oldest English words
1530-40; < French: master of (the) hotel

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Maitre d'hotel

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

maitre d'hotel popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for maitre d'hotel

noun maitre d'hotel

  • 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.

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?