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Definition of Headwaiter
1. Noun. A dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers.
Generic synonyms: Dining-room Attendant, Restaurant Attendant
Definition of Headwaiter
1. Noun. A waiter who has a supervisory position over the other wait staff. (chief waiter) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Headwaiter
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Headwaiter
Literary usage of Headwaiter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Steward's Handbook and Guide to Party Catering by Jessup Whitehead (1903)
"THE headwaiter AND His TROOPS. THE headwaiter. The headwaiter is an important
officer, with forces under his command. When there is a banquet or a large ..."
2. The Practical Hotel Steward by John Tellman (1913)
"But as the headwaiter is usually a man of intelligence the steward should use
... Quite true, if the headwaiter does not try to fulfill the steward's ..."
3. "Fables" of the Hotel Profession and Poems of "good Cheer" by Charles Martyn, Frank W. Doolittle (1904)
"The headwaiter was Smooth enough to pull the Wool over the Boss's eyes for ...
But one day the boss Caught On, and the Fall of that headwaiter was more ..."
4. The Clifford M. Lewis American Plan Check System, Adapted for Use of by Clifford Morgan Lewis (1912)
"These cheeks are taken up by the headwaiter, and after each meal, or at the close
of the day's business, are turned into the front office. ..."
5. The Law of Workmen's Compensation, Rules of Procedure, Tables, Forms by William Richard Schneider (1922)
"The duties of the headwaiter included the hiring, supervision and control of the
employee under him. On the morning of the shooting the employee refused to ..."
6. Europe After 8: 15 by Henry Louis Mencken, George Jean Nathan, Willard Huntington Wright (1914)
"First he appears as a drill sergeant, then as a headwaiter, ... You must see him
do the headwaiter — hear him blarney and flabbergast the complaining guest, ..."
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