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dumbwaiter
noun dumb·wait·er \ˈdəm-ˌwā-tər, ˌdəm-ˈ\
: a small elevator for carrying food or goods from one floor of a building to another
Full Definition of DUMBWAITER
1
: a portable serving table or stand
2
: a small elevator used for conveying food and dishes from one story of a building to another
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First Known Use of DUMBWAITER
1737
Rhymes with DUMBWAITER
aerator, castrator, collator, Chubb Crater, Bay Stater, creator, curator, debater, deflator, dictator, dilator, donator, downstater, equator, first-rater, glossator, headwaiter, ice-skater, levator, locator, mandator, migrator, narrator, pond skater, pronator, pulsator, red-baiter, relater, spectator, speed skater, tailgater, testator, theater, third-rater, titrator, translator, upstater, vibrator
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