table talker

English

Noun

table talker (plural table talkers)

1. A printed card displayed on a table (e.g. in a restaurant) to advertise goods, services, or events.
   • 1963, Wendell Emile Clement, Use and Promotion of Dairy Products in Public Eating Places, page 24:

     Table talkers […] Overhead banners or streamers […] Wall or window signs […]

   • 1993, American Water Works Association, Symposia on Water Resources Education: A Lifetime of Learning, page 183:

     Restaurant table talkers: stand-up cards used on restaurant tables to inform customers about where their drinking water comes from (McAllister Springs) and threats to it.

   • 2001, Hospitality, volume 37, numbers 1-11, page 62:

     Avoid cluttering a table with too many adornments – such as flowers, candles, salt/pepper shakers, table talker cards.

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