Noun: sommelier ,sú-mul'yey [N. Amer], su'me-lee,ey or 'só-m(u-)lee,ey [Brit]
- A waiter who manages wine service in a hotel or restaurant
"the sommelier decanted the wines";
- wine waiter, wine steward
Derived forms: sommeliers
Type of: server, waiter, waitperson, waitron [US, S.Africa]
Encyclopedia: Sommelier