Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

maitre d'hotel

/(mā"tẽr dō*tĕl" or mā"trŭ dō*tĕl")/ · mai·tre d'ho·tel · IPA

01 n. A headwaiter.

pl. maitres d'hotel

1.
A headwaiter.
2.
The manager or owner of a hotel.

Syn. captain, head waiter.