maître d\'hôtel

 [mey-ter doh-tel, mey-truh; Fr. me-truh doh-tel]  

maî·tre d'hô·tel

   [mey-ter doh-tel, mey-truh; Fr. me-truh doh-tel]
noun, plural maî·tres d'hô·tel  [mey-terz doh-tel, mey-truhz; Fr. me-truh doh-tel] .
1.
a headwaiter.
2.
a steward or butler.
3.
the owner or manager of a hotel.
4.
Cookery. a sauce of melted butter, minced parsley, and lemon juice or vinegar.
Origin:
1530–40; < French: master of (the) hotel
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maître d'hôtel (ˌmɛtrə dəʊˈtɛl, French mɛtrə dotɛl)
 
—n , pl maîtres d'hôtel
1.  a head waiter or steward
2.  the manager or owner of a hotel
 
[C16: from French: master of (the) hotel]

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