maître d'

US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌmeɪtɚ ˈdi, ˌmeɪtrə/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mā′tər dē′, mā′trə-)

Inflections of 'maître d'' (n): npl: maître d's

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
maî•tre (or mai•tre) d' /ˌmeɪtɚ ˈdi, ˌmeɪtrə/USA pronunciation   n., pl. maître (or maitre ) d's. 
  1. maître d'hôtel.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
maî•tre d'  (mā′tər dē′, mā′trə-),USA pronunciation pl. maî•tre d's. 
  1. See maître d'hôtel (defs. 1–3).
  • 1815–25

'maître d'' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
maître d'hôtel - eggs Benedict

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