maître d'

UK/ˌmeɪtɹə ˈdiː/US/ˌmeɪtɹə ˈdi/US/ˌmeɪtɚ ˈdi/

noun

A headwaiter.

OriginFrench maître d'hôtel →
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Meanings

nounmaître d' (plural maître d's)

plural maître d's

  1. USinformalA headwaiter.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
headwaitermaître d'hôtel

Origin

  1. Frenchmaître d'hôtel
  2. Englishmaître d'

Clipping of maître d'hôtel, derived from French maître d'hôtel.

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maître d'. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ma%C3%AEtre%20d'

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Chicago

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