Dumb Waiter Lift

A dumbwaiter is a kind of miniature elevator. It's too small for a person to fit inside, however. Traditionally, instead it is used to lift food up from lower-level kitchens to a restaurant above. It also helps waiters to get dirty dishes out of the restaurant and back down to the kitchen.On this page you'll find 6 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to dumbwaiter, such as: escalator, conveyor, and hoist.also dumb waiter. Word forms: dumbwaiters plural. countable noun. A dumbwaiter is an elevator used to carry food and dishes from one floor of a building to another.The name for the dumbwaiter likely came from its ability to act as a silent servant, using the outdated term “dumb” for someone who does not speak. Spinning shelves to move food between rooms was not the only dumbwaiter innovation Jefferson made at his home of Monticello.