maitre d'

Definitions of maitre d'
  1. noun
    a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers
    synonyms: captain, headwaiter, maitre d'hotel
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    type of:
    dining-room attendant, restaurant attendant
    someone employed to provide service in a dining room
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