mai ‧ tre d' /ˌmetrə ˈdiː $ ˌmeɪ-/ BrE AmE ( also mâitre d'hôtel /ˌmetrə dəʊˈtel $ ˌmeɪtrə doʊ-/) noun [singular]
someone who is in charge of a restaurant, and who welcomes guests, gives orders to the waiters etc
mai ‧ tre d' /ˌmetrə ˈdiː $ ˌmeɪ-/ BrE AmE ( also mâitre d'hôtel /ˌmetrə dəʊˈtel $ ˌmeɪtrə doʊ-/) noun [singular]
someone who is in charge of a restaurant, and who welcomes guests, gives orders to the waiters etc
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012