1. small elevators used to carry food, dishes, or other items between floors in a building
2. portable serving tables or stands, typically with shelves or tiers
Usage: furniture

Examples

• The restaurant uses dumbwaiters to send food from the kitchen to the dining room upstairs.
• The old mansion had dumbwaiters connecting the kitchen to each floor.
• She loaded the dirty dishes onto the dumbwaiter and sent them down to be washed.
• The hotel staff used dumbwaiters to deliver room service efficiently.
• Antique dumbwaiters made of mahogany are popular at estate sales.
• The butler wheeled the dumbwaiter into the parlor for afternoon tea.
• Modern dumbwaiters are often installed in multi-story homes for convenience.