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waiter
English
Etymology
Late 14th century, "attendant, watchman," agent noun from the verb wait +? -er. Sense of "servant who waits at tables" is from late 15th century, originally in reference to household servants; in reference to inns, eating houses, etc., it is attested from 1660s. Feminine form waitress first recorded 1834.
The London Stock Exchange sense harks back to the early days of trading in coffee-shops.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?we?t?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?we?t?/
- Rhymes: -e?t?(?)
- Hyphenation: wait?er
Noun
waiter (plural waiters, feminine waitress)
- A male or female attendant who serves customers at their tables in a restaurant, café or similar.
- Someone who waits for somebody or something; a person who is waiting.
- 2013, Siciliani Luigi, Borowitz Michael, Moran Valerie, OECD Health Policy Studies: Waiting Time Policies in the Health Sector
- However, the NTPF also contained implicit negative incentives for the public sector by offering alternative private sector treatment for the longest waiters at no extra cost to patients or no penalty to public providers.
- 2013, Siciliani Luigi, Borowitz Michael, Moran Valerie, OECD Health Policy Studies: Waiting Time Policies in the Health Sector
- A person working as an attendant at the London Stock Exchange.
- (obsolete) A vessel or tray on which something is carried, as dishes, etc.; a salver. (See etymology of dumbwaiter.)
- (obsolete) A custom house officer; a tide waiter.
- (obsolete) A watchman.
Derived terms
- coast waiter
- dumbwaiter
- landwaiter
- tide waiter
Related terms
- wait
- waitress
Descendants
- ? Japanese: ????? (u?t?)
Translations
See also
- barista
- bartender
- maître d'
- server
References
Old French
Verb
waiter
- (Old Northern French, Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of gaitier
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ts, *-tt are modified to z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (waiter)
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balls
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b??lz/
- Rhymes: -??lz
Noun
balls
- plural of ball
- W. S. Gilbert, HMS Pinafore
- When the balls whistle free o'er the bright blue sea / We stand to our guns all day.
- W. S. Gilbert, HMS Pinafore
- (vulgar, colloquial) The testicles.
- (uncountable, vulgar, colloquial) Bravery, courage, chutzpah, or brazenness.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:courage
- (uncountable, Britain, vulgar, colloquial) Rubbish, nonsense.
- (Britain, Ireland, vulgar) A balls-up; a botched job.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
balls (third-person singular simple present ballses, present participle ballsing, simple past and past participle ballsed)
- (vulgar, transitive) Speaking or acting with bravado to achieve (something)
- (vulgar, slang) To engage in sexual intercourse.
Verb
balls
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ball
Derived terms
- balls about, balls around
- balls on
- balls up
Adverb
balls (not comparable)
- (slang) Very. Intensifier.
Translations
Further reading
- ball on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- testicle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- courage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Catalan
Noun
balls
- plural of ball
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