Meaning & use
maître d'
The head waiter or host of a restaurant, responsible for greeting guests and managing the dining room.
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The maître d' led us to a quiet table by the window without any wait.
She asked the maître d' to arrange a special dessert for her husband's birthday.
A note on using this word
Short for French 'maître d'hôtel'; the common spelling 'maitre de' reflects how the shortened term sounds.
Words with a similar meaning
headwaiterhost
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