MAÎTRE D'


Meaning of MAÎTRE D' in English

/ ˌmeɪtrə ˈdiː; NAmE also ˌmeɪtər/ noun ( pl. maître d's / ˌmeɪtrə ˈdiːz; NAmE also ˌmeɪtər/) (also formal maître d'hôtel / ˌmeɪtrə dəʊˈtel; NAmE doʊˈtel NAmE also ˌmeɪtər/ pl. maîtres d'hôtel /ˌmeɪtrə dəʊˈtel; NAmE doʊˈtel NAmE also ˌmeɪtər/ ) (from French , informal )

1.

a head waiter

2.

a man who manages a hotel

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