waitress

noun

wait·​ress ˈwā-trəs How to pronounce waitress (audio)
: a woman who waits tables (as in a restaurant)
waitress intransitive verb

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Beverly, a waitress who had another daughter and then a son in the two years after Smith was born (and eventually one more daughter), had little time for her eldest’s metaphysical ponderings. Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025 In Robert Towne’s visually striking but dramatically inert adaptation of John Fante’s novel, Farrell plays an aspiring writer who moves to Los Angeles and falls in love with a beautiful Mexican waitress, played by Salma Hayek. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025 Krieps played a waitress who becomes Reynolds' muse and lover after a chance meeting in a restaurant. Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025 Cleese created and wrote Fawlty Towers with his then-wife Connie Booth, who played Polly the waitress. Rhett Bartlett, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for waitress

Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of waitress was in 1818

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“Waitress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waitress. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.

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waitress

noun
wait·​ress ˈwā-trəs How to pronounce waitress (audio)
: a woman who waits tables (as in a restaurant)
waitress verb

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