waite

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proper noun

A surname originating as an occupation for a watchman.

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Meanings

waite1

verbwaite (third-person singular simple present waites, present participle waiting, simple past and past participle waited)

present singular third person waites · participle present waiting · participle past waited · past waited

  1. archaicArchaic spelling of wait.

    And post o're Land and Ocean without rest: They also serve who only stand and waite.

    1673, John Milton, When I consider how my light is spent

Waite2

proper nounWaite (countable and uncountable, plural Waites)

plural Waites · alternative Waight · alternative Waitt

  1. countableuncountableA surname originating as an occupation for a watchman.
  2. countableuncountableA town in Washington County, Maine, United States, named after a lumberman.

Origin

English surname for a watchman of Norman origin, from the verb wait. Sometimes confused with White or Wheat.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

waite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waite

MLA

“waite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “waite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waite.

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