maître d'hôtel
Dining room captain
A maître d'hôtel is the head waiter or manager of a restaurant's dining room, responsible for seating guests, overseeing service, and ensuring smooth operation.
Often shortened to maître d' in casual speech: The maître d' showed us to our table.
The French term literally means "master of the house."
- head waiterSenior dining room attendant
- dining roomRoom for meals
- dining experienceTotal impression of eating
- table for twoRestaurant seating for pair
- chef de cuisineKitchen's head professional cook
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maître d'hôtelbusboy
Restaurant table clearer
dishwasher · server · waiter · waitress · food runner
maître d'hôteldiner
Casual American eatery
guest · patron · customer · restaurant-goer
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