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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
maitre d'

also maitre d, 1943; see maître d'hôtel.

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maitre d'

n. (alternative spelling of maître d' English)

WordNet
maitre d'

n. a diningroom attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers [syn: captain, headwaiter, maitre d'hotel]