garçon

[ gar-sawn ]

noun,plural gar·çons [gar-sawn]. /garˈsɔ̃/. French.
  1. (usually in direct address) a waiter in a restaurant.

  2. a boy or a young unmarried man.

  1. a male employee or servant.

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British Dictionary definitions for garçon

garçon

/ (ˈɡɑsɒn, French ɡarsɔ̃) /


noun
  1. a waiter or male servant, esp if French

Origin of garçon

1
C19: from Old French gars lad, probably of Germanic origin

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