maitre d'

A form of maître d' — A headwaiter.

Meanings

nounmaitre d' (plural maitre d's)

plural maitre d's

  1. alternativeAlternative form of maître d'.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers

Broader
dining-room attendantrestaurant attendant

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maitre d',” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maitre%20d'.

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