peppier

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/ˈpɛpiə(ɹ)//ˈpɛpieɪ/

noun

A waiter at a restaurant who offers to grind pepper onto customers' meals at the table.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

peppier1

adjective
  1. comparativecomparative form of peppy: more peppy

peppier2

nounpeppier (plural peppiers)

plural peppiers

  1. humorousA waiter at a restaurant who offers to grind pepper onto customers' meals at the table.

    Shirley the pepper mills are whipped away by the peppier after use, so no danger there. But what about the candles?

    2001 February 18, Tim Hall, “Spilero 15/2”, in uk.media.radio.archers (Usenet)
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    Actually my parents found something very interesting at one place .... they did a "take time off, travel north america" trip last year, and found this place ... name escaping me ... I think it was something like Hot Tossed Buns. Well, they walk in ... and sit down ... and not only were the portions amazing, they had two things. Instead of peppiers, they had people who walked around, with the side dishes of the day, offering you more and more, if you wanted more at any time, you got it.

    1999 October 8, Jessie (Loa), “Pedants... don't read this. =)”, in alt.books.m-lackey (Usenet)

    Widdershins wrote: […] > 7. PEPPIER (peph ee ay') n. The waiter at a fancy restaurant whose > sole purpose seems to be walking around asking diners if they want > fresh ground pepper. Ah, Norway is still a peppier-free zone!

    2001 February 20, Lady Archer, “Make me laugh”, in alt.astrology (Usenet)

Origin

peppier · adjective

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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peppier · noun

Pseudo-Gallicism, derived from pepper + -ier, along the lines of sommelier.

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APA

peppier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peppier

MLA

“peppier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peppier. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peppier,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peppier.

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