Synonyms of server

server

noun

ˈsər-vər 

as in waiter

a person who serves food or drink

we had barely finished ordering when the server brought our salads

Synonyms & Similar Words

• waiter
• waitress
• bartender
• waitperson
• garçon
• barkeep
• steward
• maître d'
• barman
• sommelier
• maître d'hôtel
• stewardess
• headwaiter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of server

Their idea—to leverage sensitive personal and business information contained in the servers for an enormous ransom—is both ridiculous and ingenious. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

The agreements make customers pay for graphics processing units (GPUs), server time and other inputs regardless of whether customers ever actually use them. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026

For example, an attacker might compromise an employee workstation before moving to file servers and databases. — Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026

Wendy Bonilla, one of the servers, checked on him every so often. — Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026