Wait"er (?), n.
1.
One who, or that which, waits; an attendant; a servant in attendance, esp. at table.
The waiters stand in ranks; the yeomen cry,
"Make room," as if a duke were passing by.
Swift.
2.
A vessel or tray on which something is carried, as dishes, etc.; a salver.
Coast waiter. See under Coast, n.
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