headwaiter

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headwaiter

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From head + waiter.

noun headwaiters

  1. A waiter who has a supervisory position over the other wait staff; chief waiter.

    Similar: maître d', maître d'hôtel

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noun main supervisory waiter

Españoljefe de comedor
한국어급사장 geupsajang
日本語ボーイ長 bōi-chō, 給仕長 kyūjichō, メートル・ドテル mētoru-doteru, ヘッド・ウェイター heddo-weitā, メートル・ディ mētoru-di
中文服務生領班 /服务生领班 fúwùshēng lǐngbān
Françaismaître d’hôtel
DeutschOberkellner, Oberkellnerin, Ober
Italianocapocameriere
Ελληνικάμετρ ντ’ οτέλ metr nt’ otél
Românăospătar-șef, chelner-șef, oberchelner
Русскийметрдоте́ль mɛtrdotɛ́lʹ, метрдоте́ль metrdotɛ́lʹ
Tiếng Việtngười đầu bếp, đầu bếp

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@misc{headwaiter_2026,
  title = {headwaiter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/headwaiter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}