Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Waiter \Wait"er\, n.
   1. One who, or that which, waits; an attendant; a servant in
      attendance, esp. at table.

            The waiters stand in ranks; the yeomen cry, ``Make
            room,'' as if a duke were passing by. --Swift.

   2. A vessel or tray on which something is carried, as dishes,
      etc.; a salver.

   {Coast waiter}. See under {Coast}, n.

Source : WordNet®

waiter
     n 1: a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a
          restaurant) [syn: {server}]
     2: a person who waits or awaits