Maître d'hôtel - Wikipedia
The maître d'hôtel (pronounced [mɛːtʁə dotɛl] (); French for ''master of the house''), head waiter, host, waiter captain, or maître d' (UK: / ˌ m eɪ t r ə ˈ d iː / MAY-trə DEE, US: / ˌ m eɪ t ər-/ MAY-tər -) manages the public part, or "front of the house", of a formal restaurant.The responsibilities of a maître d'hôtel generally include supervising the waiting staff ...