waitered en · ADJ
Etymology
From waiter + -ed.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Having a waiter or waiters.
Self-service is used by many, but waitered service is nearly as common.
1974, The Michigan Journal, page 2:Eating in Fancy Restaurants was one of the principal thrills of my childhood, when trips into a fantasy world of many-waitered service, lavish appointments and razzle-dazzle food were, though infrequent, far from rare.
1978 September 27, Leslie Land, “French pastry: A trip into a fantasy world for a child”, in The Capital Times, volume 123, number 90, Madison, Wis., page 64, column 1:Regulation 7 (4) insists that all service must be waitered.
1988, Díosbóireachtaí Párlaiminte, page 2013, column 1:[“Rank (least to most)”] 7. | [“Exposure task”] Eating at a table against the wall at a waitered restaurant | [“Anxiety rating (0–100)”] 75 / 8. | Eating at a table in the middle of the room in a waitered restaurant | 85
2012, David A. Clark, Aaron T. Beck, “Courageously Facing Fear”, in The Anxiety and Worry Workbook: The Cognitive Behavioral Solution, New York, N.Y.; London: The Guilford Press, →ISBN, page 141: