maitre d'

1. 1.

   a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers

   Synonymscaptainheadwaitermaitre d'hotel

   Broaderdining-room attendant

Questions about maitre d'

What does maitre d' mean?

maitre d' means "a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers".

What is another word for maitre d'?

Close synonyms include captain, headwaiter, maitre d'hotel. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.