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Meaning of "dumb waiter" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DUMB WAITER

dumb waiter  [dʌm ˈweɪtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DUMB WAITER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dumb waiter is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DUMB WAITER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dumb waiter in the English dictionary

The first definition of dumb waiter in the dictionary is a lift for carrying food, rubbish, etc, between floors. Other definition of dumb waiter is a stand placed near a dining table to hold food. Dumb waiter is also a revolving circular tray placed on a table to hold food.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DUMB WAITER


administrator
ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtə
awaiter
əˈweɪtə
calculator
ˈkælkjʊˌleɪtə
coordinator
kəʊˈɔːdɪneɪtə
creator
kriːˈeɪtə
data
ˈdeɪtə
dumbwaiter
ˈdʌmˌweɪtə
equator
ɪˈkweɪtə
exequatur
ˌɛksɪˈkweɪtə
generator
ˈdʒɛnəˌreɪtə
Greater
ˈɡreɪtə
indicator
ˈɪndɪˌkeɪtə
landwaiter
ˈlændˌweɪtə
later
ˈleɪtə
Meta
ˈmeɪtə
moderator
ˈmɒdəˌreɪtə
operator
ˈɒpəˌreɪtə
tidewaiter
ˈtaɪdˌweɪtə
waiter
ˈweɪtə
weighter
ˈweɪtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DUMB WAITER

dumb
dumb ague
dumb cluck
dumb down
dumb insolence
dumb ox
dumb show
dumb terminal
dumb-ass
dumb-cane
Dumbarton
Dumbarton Oaks
dumbbell
dumbfound
dumbfounded
dumbfounder
dumbhead
dumbing down
dumbledore
dumbly

WORDS THAT END LIKE DUMB WAITER

baiter
citer
forfaiter
gaiter
head waiter
Jew-baiter
Jupiter
limiter
liter
plaiter
profiter
recruiter
redbaiter
reiter
singer-songwriter
songwriter
story writer
typewriter
wine waiter
writer

Synonyms and antonyms of dumb waiter in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dumb waiter» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DUMB WAITER

Find out the translation of dumb waiter to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dumb waiter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dumb waiter» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

哑巴侍者
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

montaplatos
570 millions of speakers

English

dumb waiter
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गूंगा वेटर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النادل البكم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

немой официант
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Dumb Waiter
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মগ ওয়েটার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dumb Waiter
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pelayan bodoh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

stummer Diener
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ダムウエーター
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

벙어리 웨이터
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wafer bisu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bồi bàn điếc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஊமை பணியாளர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गूढ वेटर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Aptal garson
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

montavivande
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

głupi kelner
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

німий офіціант
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

chelner prost
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άλαλος σερβιτόρος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stom kelner
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dum servitör
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dumme servitør
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dumb waiter

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DUMB WAITER»

The term «dumb waiter» is regularly used and occupies the 84.082 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DUMB WAITER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dumb waiter

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DUMB WAITER»

Discover the use of dumb waiter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dumb waiter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Harold Pinter's The Dumb Waiter
This collection of essays focuses on one of Harold Pinter's most popular and challenging plays, "The Dumb Waiter," while addressing also a range of significant issues current in Pinter studies and which are applicable beyond this play.
Mary F. Brewer, 2009
2
Harold Pinter's Politics: A Silence Beyond Echo
The Birthday Party, The Dumb Waiter, and The Hothouse, which approach politics in various ways, do so with increasing directness. The following section on The Birthday Party examines how the play has been reinterpreted in light of Pinter's ...
Charles Grimes, 2005
3
Pinter's Comic Play
... betray their leader and the "Organization."22 But crime was comic and gangsters were bumbling clowns in Alexander Mackendrick's The Ladykillers ( 1955). That Herbert Lorn, a popular villain in British The Parody Plays 93 The Dumb Waiter.
Elin Diamond, 1985
4
Dark Humor
“When Farce Turns into Something Else: Harold Pinter's The Dumb Waiter” by Scott Walters, University of North Carolina at Asheville In 1958, London theater critic Irving Wardle fatefully referred to Harold Pinter's play The Birthday Party as a ...
Harold Bloom, 2010
5
The Pinter Ethic: The Erotic Aesthetic
The Dumb Waiter: Paradigmatic Dramatization of Conflict — Toward a Definition of The Pinter Ethic Ken and Gus, two hit men, await kill orders, but instead of orders, matches appear under the door. Discussion about their purpose leads to  ...
Penelope Prentice, 2000
6
The Room & The Dumb Waiter
The Room and The Dumb Waiter In these two early one-act plays, Harold Pinter reveals himself as already in full control of his unique ability to make dramatic poetry of the banalities of everyday speech and the precision with which it ...
Harold Pinter, 2013
7
Harold Pinter Plays 1: The Birthday Party; The Room; The ...
This volume contains Harold Pinter's first six plays, including The Birthday Party.
Harold Pinter, 2013
8
Articles on 1957 Plays, Including: The Dumb Waiter, Endgame ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
9
The Caretaker
This zany comedy deals with the romantic problems of a young girl who is turned on by thoughts of the hirsute Cuban leader--much to her clean-shaven fiance's discomfort. ...[a] merry little farce for three.
Harold Pinter, 1963
10
Plays by Harold Pinter, Including: The Dumb Waiter, Mountain ...
We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. This particular book is a collaboration focused on Plays by Harold Pinter.
Hephaestus Books, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DUMB WAITER»

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1
Spring Quarter, 1968
I push the button on our electric dumb waiter and the laundry basket goes downstairs to the laundry room – pure decadence. But back to the ... «The Highland County Press, Jul 15»
2
The Dumb Waiter
The Dumb Waiter is set in the basement kitchen of a deserted house, where eccentric hitmen Gus and Ben wait for instructions on their next job. «Winnipeg Free Press, Jul 15»
3
Kitchens go hi-tech: From robot chefs to recipe-shopping apps …
... self-cleaning unit of stoves and arms and blenders that sits in the basement and sends finished plates up through a dumb waiter. People who ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
4
Halls of History
Books were brought in from Gary through a back stairway to the basement. A dumb waiter transported them upstairs, according to Rita McBride, ... «Chicago Tribune, Jun 15»
5
Review: "Pinter Early & Late" at Germinal Stage
Terry Burnsed, left, and Thomas Borrillo are Gus and Ben in Harold Pinter's 1960 one-act "The Dumb Waiter," part of Germinal Stage's "Pinter ... «The Denver Post, Jun 15»
6
Gail Williams: it's all about the ramen at Lucky Chan's in Northbridge
... the chairs labelled with donors' names, the weird and whacky wall art, the cloth ceiling, the dumb waiter, the hanging Chinese dragons and ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»
7
Review: Pinter Early & Late Is Challenging, Enlightening and …
In the first play, The Dumb Waiter, written by Harold Pinter in 1957, two men — Ben and Gus — are waiting in a nondescript room. Ben is trying ... «Westword, Jun 15»
8
The West End and Broadway hit play Constellations by Nick Payne …
Joe Armstrong last appeared at the Royal Court in 'The Empire'. His other stage credits include 'The Dumb Waiter' (Print Room), 'Miss Julie' ... «London Theatre Guide - Online, Jun 15»
9
Landmark Ice Cream Shop Opens under New Ownership
... our contractor came up with to move the tubs of ice cream easily up and down - just a little garage door opener that looks like a dumb waiter. «Twin Falls Times-News, Jun 15»
10
Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone lays down the law
Dumb Waiter (see what I did there?): Sir, you left me a penny! Dad: That is correct. Very observant. Dumb Waiter: Sir, I make my living on tips! «Denver Stiffs, Jun 15»

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