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waiter in Malay

pelayan

/ˈwæɪ̯təː/UK/ˈweɪ̯təː/

waiter in Malay: pelayan. In English, waiter means a male or female attendant who serves customers at their tables in a restaurant, café or similar.

Malay words for waiter

a server in a restaurant or similar
pelayan

English meaning of waiter

  1. noun A male or female attendant who serves customers at their tables in a restaurant, café or similar.
  2. noun Someone who waits for somebody or something; a person who is waiting.
  3. noun A person working as an attendant at the London Stock Exchange.
  4. noun A vessel or tray on which something is carried, as dishes, etc.; a salver. (See etymology of dumbwaiter.).

Full definition of waiter

waiter in a sentence

  • Waiter! There's a fly in my soup.

waiter in other languages

Questions about waiter in Malay

What is the meaning of waiter in Malay?
Waiter in Malay is pelayan.
Apakah maksud waiter dalam bahasa Melayu?
Waiter: pelayan.
What does waiter mean in English?
Waiter means a male or female attendant who serves customers at their tables in a restaurant, café or similar.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: waiter (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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