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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 15 Jul. 2025.

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