noun
1 waiter/waitress
ADJECTIVE
▪ restaurant
▪ passing
▪
She ordered a large vodka from a passing waiter.
▪ friendly
VERB + WAITER/WAITRESS
▪ beckon , beckon to , call , call over , signal to , summon , wave over ( esp. AmE )
▪
He casually waved over the waitress and settled the bill.
▪ tip
▪
We ended up tipping our waiter 20%.
WAITER/WAITRESS + VERB
▪ arrive with sth , bring (sb) sth , serve (sb) sth
▪
A waitress arrived with the wine they had ordered.
▪ come back , come over
▪
The waiter came to clear the plates.
WAITER/WAITRESS + NOUN
▪ service
▪
Lunch is a buffet meal, while dinner is waiter service.
PHRASES
▪ catch the waiter's/waitress's eye
▪
I tried to catch the waiter's eye to ask for our bill.
2 waiter
ADJECTIVE
▪ head
▪
the head waiter in a large restaurant
▪ drinks ( BrE ), wine ( esp. BrE ) (usually sommelier in AmE )
▪ singing
▪
He worked as a singing waiter.
3 waitress
ADJECTIVE
▪ diner ( AmE )
▪ cocktail