waiter
The origin and history of waiter.
Etymology
From Middle English "wayter" (attendant, watchman) — a straightforward pairing of "wait" plus the agent suffix "-er".
The origin and history of waiter.
From Middle English "wayter" (attendant, watchman) — a straightforward pairing of "wait" plus the agent suffix "-er".
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