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MAITRE D'
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Dictionary entry overview: What does maitre d' mean?
• MAITRE D' (noun)
The noun MAITRE D' has 1 sense:
1. a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers
Familiarity information: MAITRE D' used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
captain; headwaiter; maitre d'; maitre d'hotel
Hypernyms ("maitre d'" is a kind of...):
dining-room attendant; restaurant attendant (someone employed to provide service in a dining room)
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