awaiter

English

Etymology

From Middle English awaytur; equivalent to await +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ)

Noun

awaiter (plural awaiters)

One who awaits.
- 1916, Edith Wharton, “The Long Wards”, in The Book of the Homeless:
  these awaiters of articulate acknowledgment
(programming) An object that waits for the completion of an asynchronous task.

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