waiter

noun

1. 1

   A male or female attendant who serves customers at their tables in a restaurant, café or similar.

   “Waiter! There's a fly in my soup.”

2. 2

   Someone who waits for somebody or something; a person who is waiting.

3. 3

   A person working as an attendant at the London Stock Exchange.

4. 4

   A vessel or tray on which something is carried, as dishes, etc.; a salver. (See etymology of dumbwaiter.)

5. 5

   A custom house officer; a tide waiter.

6. 6

   A watchman.