The Collaborative International Dictionary
maitres d'hotel
maitre d'hotel \mai`tre d'ho*tel"\, maitre d'hotel \ma[^i]`tre d'h[^o]*tel`\(m[=a]"t[~e]r d[=o]*t[e^]l" or m[=a]"tr[u^] d[=o]*t[e^]l"); pl. maitres d'hotel. n.
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A headwaiter.
Syn: captain, head waiter.
The manager or owner of a hotel.
Usage examples of "maitres d'hotel".
They are found among news vendors and clerks, maitres d'hotel, cloth importers, stockbrokers and road sweepers - they can be anyone.