waiter

S2 W2

BrE /ˈweɪtə/ AmE /ˈweɪtər/

noun en → es

1 RESTAURANT EMPLOYEE [singular] B1

a man who serves food and drinks to customers in a restaurant or cafe

camarero, mesero

  • waiter at/in somewhere

Collocations waiter service · waiter in a restaurant

  • The waiter brought the bill.

    El camarero trajo la cuenta.

2 GENDER-NEUTRAL [singular] B2

a person who serves food and drinks to customers in a restaurant or cafe (used when the gender is not known or does not matter)

camarero, mesero, servidor(a), personal de servicio

  • waiter at/in somewhere

Collocations waiter service · waiter in a restaurant

  • The waiter was very polite.

    El servidor fue muy cortés.