"maître d'hôtel" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: maîtres d'hôtel [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French maître d’hôtel. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|fr|maître d'hôtel|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} French maître d’hôtel, {{bor+|en|fr|maître d'hôtel}} Borrowed from French maître d’hôtel Head templates: {{en-noun|maîtres d'hôtel|head=maître d'hôtel}} maître d'hôtel (plural maîtres d'hôtel)
  1. Synonym of maître d' (“headwaiter”). Synonyms: maître d' [synonym, synonym-of] Derived forms: maître d' [clipping]
    Sense id: en-maître_d'hôtel-en-noun-VSdCq9Dy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Noun [French]

IPA: /mɛ.tʁə d‿o.tɛl/, /me.tʁə d‿o.tɛl/ Forms: maître d’ hôtel [canonical, masculine], maîtres d’hôtel [plural]
Etymology: From maître + de + hôtel. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|maître|de|hôtel}} maître + de + hôtel Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} maître d’hôtel m (plural maîtres d’hôtel)
  1. the person in charge of the team of waiters in a restaurant or hotel Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-maître_d'hôtel-fr-noun-~Yz0F7je Disambiguation of Occupations: 53 47
  2. a headwaiter; major-domo Categories (topical): Hotels, Occupations
    Sense id: en-maître_d'hôtel-fr-noun-S6SNtV6c Disambiguation of Hotels: 43 57 Disambiguation of Occupations: 53 47 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: barman, serveur

Inflected forms

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