server B1 Topic:Technology & Computing US /ˈsɝvɚ/ UK /ˈsɜːvə/ See IPA manual Freq #8429 Meanings 1 noun A computer or program that provides services, files, or data to other computers in a network. All the company's files are stored on a central server. 2 noun A person whose job is to bring food and drink to customers in a restaurant. The server presented us with our bill at the end of the meal. 3 noun In tennis and similar games, the player who hits the ball to start a point. The server lost the point with a weak first shot. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a computer or program that... host 2 noun · a person whose job is to... waiter Word family Forms servers Derived forms chunkserverclient-servercockservercross-servereye-serverinterserverkeyserverlip-serverlistservermetaservermultiservernonserver Appears in Phrases (1) See all file server a networked computer that stores files for other computers to access Noun + noun Idioms (1) See all the elephant in the room Matching variant: the elephant in the server room an obvious and important problem that everyone notices but avoids discussing Etymology From Middle English servere, equivalent to serve + -er. servere Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Technology & Computing External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # server **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsɝvɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsɜːvə/ **Frequency rank:** 8429 ## Meanings 1. A computer or program that provides services, files, or data to other computers in a network. 2. A person whose job is to bring food and drink to customers in a restaurant. 3. In tennis and similar games, the player who hits the ball to start a point. ## Examples - All the company's files are stored on a central server. - The server presented us with our bill at the end of the meal. - The server lost the point with a weak first shot. ## Derived Forms - chunkserver - client-server - cockserver - cross-server - eye-server - interserver - keyserver - lip-server - listserver - metaserver - multiserver - nonserver ## Roots and Affixes - Root: servere ## Etymology From Middle English servere, equivalent to serve + -er. ## Topics - Technology & Computing markdown