as in waiter
a person who serves food or drink
asked the waitperson what she would recommend on the menu
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Noun
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No loud colors, no mismatched chairs, even the waiters had to wear off-white.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
5 July 2025 -
The goal of excluding the maître d’ was to put more money in the pockets of regular waiters, but there was a side effect.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Church Street Station gets a wall to itself, including a waitress uniform from Lili Marlene’s and a T-shirt for Church Street Station that shows the still-standing train station.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 June 2025
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As a foodie and former waitress, this show hits home for me.—
Sam Woodward,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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“Waitperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waitperson. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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