/ Dictionary / Index W waiter: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: wait•er Pronunciation: (wā'tur), [key] — n. a person, esp. a man, who waits on tables, as in a restaurant. a tray for carrying dishes, a tea service, etc.; salver. a person who waits or awaits. an attendant. —v.i. to work or serve as a waiter: to waiter in a restaurant. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: waiter (Thesaurus) Waite waitering Related Content Daily Word Quiz: banshee Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language