"maître d'hôtel" meaning in English

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          "text": "After the first course, the maître d'hôtel came in, holding a silver dish, on which were two fish, which I did not recognise.",
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          "text": "[Henri] Soulé had decided to keep the Pavillon open, after a fashion, by closing down the salle and serving meals only in the bar and the nouvelle salle, with the help of the non-striking members of his staff—two maîtres d’hôtel, twenty-two chefs and cooks, the cashier, the hat-check girl, and a pantryman.",
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          "text": "The staff for both cuisine and office were hired and fired by the maître d'hôtel.",
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