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by dragonwriter 2807 days ago
> waitron [1]

Or, if you don't want to sound like you are describing a robot using a term Merriam-Webster describes as “vaguely disparaging” [0], you could use the gender neutral term almost universally used in the industry, “server”.

[0] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waitron

2 comments

Thanks. In South Africa "waitron" is standard, and I hate it, and most people from outside the country just have a "wut" reaction. "Server" is much better.
Thank you! I knew there was another term but I couldn't remember it.