server:
(plural: ‘servers‘; for the right pronunciation of this word, please click here)
a female server serving dinner at a restaurant
any person who gives out (serves) food and drinks, usually at a restaurant; a waiter;
a player in a game of tennis or such other court games that has his/her turn to hit (serves) the ball to his/her opponent on the other side of the net to start a new point;
a clergy who helps a priest in conducting the religious service (an acolyte or an altar server);
a person who gives out a writ or summon from a court of law,
(in a game of tennis) a server about to serve (hit the ball first)
Ben is the best server at this restaurant; he’s so good that several customers frequent this restaurant just have been served by Ben the best server!
Most of the ace players in tennis are the best servers… the fastest recorded serve by any server in recent tennis history is Samuel Groth from Australia whose serve speed is recorded at 163.4 mph or 263 km/h in 2012.
There are mixed feeling on the issue of allowing female servers at masses, especially at grand masses where you find more orthodox conservatives who already oppose the presence of female priests in the Church.
a food server (a utensil)
Note 2: A ‘server’ is also used to refer to a utensil that is used to take out portions of food from a bowl.
