Waitress vs. Server
Waitress and Server Definitions
Waitress
A woman who serves at a table, as in a restaurant. See Usage Notes at -ess, waiter.
Server
One who serves food and drink. See Usage Note at waiter.
Waitress
A female attendant who serves customers in a restaurant, café, or similar.
A waitress in a cocktail bar.
Server
Something, such as a tray, that is used in serving food and drink.
Waitress
(stative) To work as a waitress.
Server
An altar server.
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Waitress
A female waiter or attendant; a waiting maid or waiting woman.
Server
(Law) One who serves a legal process, such as a summons or court order.
Waitress
A woman waiter
Server
(Sports) The player who serves, as in court games.
Server
A file server.
Server
A computer that processes requests for HTML and other documents that are components of webpages.
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Server
(computing) A program that provides services to other programs or devices, either in the same computer or over a computer network.
Server
(computing) A computer dedicated to running such programs.
Server
One who serves.
Server
A waitress or waiter.
Server
The player who serves the ball.
Server
(Christianity) A priest's attendant at the celebration of the Eucharist.
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Server
A tray for dishes.
Server
A spoon for serving food.
Server
One who serves.
Server
A tray for dishes; a salver.
Server
A person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
Server
(court games) the player who serves to start a point
Server
(computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network
Server
Utensil used in serving food or drink
