maître d'

See also: maitre d'

English

Etymology

Clipping of maître d'hôtel, derived from French maître d’hôtel.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌmeɪtɹə ˈdiː/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌmeɪtɹə ˈdi/, /ˌmeɪtɚ ˈdi/

Noun

maître d' (plural maître d's)

1. (informal, chiefly US) A headwaiter.

Derived terms

• maître d' butter

Anagrams

• midrate, mirated, re-admit, readmit, reädmit