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headwaiter

/ˈhɛdˌweɪtər/ /ˈhɛdˌweɪɾər/

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

Examples :

"The headwaiter checked if all the tables were set correctly before the restaurant opened, ensuring his staff had everything they needed. "
job business service person

Related Words

Illustration waiter

waiter noun

/ˈweɪtə/ /ˈweɪtɚ/

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

"The waiter brought our food and drinks to the table. "

Illustration restaurant

restaurant noun

/ˈɹɛs.t(ə).ɹ(ə)nt/ /ˈɹɛs.t(ə).ɹənt/

An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter.

"After school, my family went to a restaurant for dinner. "

Illustration opened

opened verb

/ˈəʊpənd/ /ˈoʊpənd/

To make something accessible or allow for passage by moving from a shut position.

"Turn the doorknob to open the door."

Illustration position

position noun

/pəˈzɪʃ(ə)n/

A place or location.

"My favorite position in the classroom is near the window. "

Illustration tables

tables noun

/ˈteɪbl̩z/

Furniture with a top surface to accommodate a variety of uses.

"We ate dinner at the kitchen tables last night. "

Illustration correctly

correctly adverb

/kəˈɹɛktli/

In a correct manner.

"The student answered the math problem correctly. "

Illustration needed

needed verb

/ˈniːdɪd/

To have an absolute requirement for.

"Living things need water to survive."

Illustration checked

checked verb

/tʃɛkt/

To inspect; to examine.

"Check the oil in your car once a month."

Illustration everything

everything pronoun

/ˈɛvɹiθɪŋ/

All the things under discussion.

"I checked the list again and everything is done."

Illustration supervisory

supervisory adjective

/ˌsupərˈvaɪzəri/ /ˌsjuːpərˈvaɪzəri/

Of, pertaining to, or in the capacity of a supervisor

"Her supervisory role at the factory involved overseeing the work of twenty employees. "

Illustration before

before adverb

/bɪˈfɔː/ /biˈfɔɹ/

At an earlier time.

"Before dinner, I finished my homework. "

Illustration ensuring

ensuring verb

/ɪnˈʃɔːɹɪŋ/ /ɪnˈʃɝɪŋ/

To make a pledge to (someone); to promise, guarantee (someone of something); to assure.

"My parents are ensuring my younger sister gets to school on time every day. "