Definition
One who waits; a person who is in the state of waiting for something or someone.
Etymology
From 'await' (to wait for) plus the agent noun suffix '-er,' which creates a noun for someone who performs the action. This is a straightforward English word formation dating back to Middle English.
Kelly Says
Despite being grammatically perfect, 'awaiter' is rarely used because English speakers prefer 'someone waiting' rather than 'a waiter'—which is why your brain might have confused it with the restaurant job!
Translations
ARالعربية
متوقع
mu-ta-wa-q
BNবাংলা
অপেক্ষক
o-pek-sh-ok
CACatalà
esperador
es-pe-ra-dor
CSČeština
čekatel
chek-a-tel
DADansk
ventende
vent-en-de
DEDeutsch
Warteschleife
vart-sh-lay-fe
ELΕλληνικά
περιμένω
pe-ri-men-o
ESEspañol
espera
es-peh-ra
FAفارسی
انتظار
in-te-za-ar
FISuomi
odottaja
o-dot-ta-ja
FRFrançais
attente
ahn-ten
HIहिन्दी
प्रतीक्षा
pra-tee-ksha
IDBahasa Indonesia
penunggu
pen-ung-gu
ITItaliano
attesa
at-te-sa
MRMR
प्रतीक्षा
pra-tee-ksha
MSBahasa Melayu
penunggu
pen-ung-gu
NLNederlands
wachter
vach-ter
PLPolski
czekaniec
che-ka-ni-ets
PTPortuguês
aguardador
a-guar-da-dor
RORomână
așteptător
a-step-to-ar
RUРусский
ожидание
ozhidaniye
SVSvenska
väntare
shvent-ta-reh
SWKiswahili
msikilizaji
m-si-ki-li-za-ji
TAதமிழ்
காத்திருப்பவர்
ka-ath-thir-pu-var
TEతెలుగు
ప్రతిక్ష
pra-ti-ksha
TLTL
mananawagan
ma-na-na-wa-gan
TRTürkçe
bekleyicisi
bek-ley-i-ci-si
UKУкраїнська
очікувач
o-chi-ku-vach
URاردو
انتظار
in-te-za-ar
VITiếng Việt
chờ đợi
cho do-dee