WAITER, WAITRESS

waiter, waitress: translation

noun

1waiter/waitress

ADJECTIVE

▪restaurant

▪passing

▪She ordered a large vodka from a passing waiter.

▪friendly

VERB + WAITER/WAITRESS

▪beckon,beckon to,call,call over,signal to,summon,wave over(esp.AmE)

▪He casually waved over the waitress and settled the bill.

▪tip

▪We ended up tipping our waiter 20%.

WAITER/WAITRESS + VERB

▪arrive with sth,bring (sb) sth,serve (sb) sth

▪A waitress arrived with the wine they had ordered.

▪come back,come over

▪The waiter came to clear the plates.

WAITER/WAITRESS + NOUN

▪service

▪Lunch is a buffet meal, while dinner is waiter service.

PHRASES

▪catch the waiter's/waitress's eye

▪I tried to catch the waiter's eye to ask for our bill.

2waiter

ADJECTIVE

▪head

▪the head waiter in a large restaurant

▪drinks(BrE),wine(esp.BrE)(usuallysommelierinAmE)

▪singing

▪He worked as a singing waiter.

3waitress

ADJECTIVE

▪diner(AmE)

▪cocktail