server

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
noun (court games) the player who serves to start a point
noun (computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network

From Middle English servere, equivalent to serve + -er.

A server of a servant. — Ulysses, James Joyce
Behind came an army of tent men: cooks, servers, and sutlers. — The Fifth Queen Crowned, Ford Madox Ford
The servers declared afterwards that drying clothes round a bonfire was the most exciting duty they had ever performed. — For the Sake of the School, Angela Brazil

waiter

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