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ober.

waiter

4 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈoːbər/
  1. waiter

    masculine
    Ober, mag ik de menukaart alstublieft?
    De obers waren druk bezig met het serveren van de gasten.
Where this word comes from

From German Ober, short for Oberkellner (“head waiter”). Compare Dutch kelner, which is also borrowed from German. In both Dutch and German, the distinction between ober/Ober and kelner/Kellner is now neglected.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.