awaiter

English

Etymology

From Middle English awaytur; equivalent to await +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ)

Noun

awaiter (plural awaiters)

1. One who awaits.
   • 1916, Edith Wharton, “The Long Wards”, in The Book of the Homeless:

     these awaiters of articulate acknowledgment

2. (programming) An object that waits for the completion of an asynchronous task.