waitress

noun

wait·​ress ˈwā-trəs 

: a woman who waits tables (as in a restaurant)

waitress intransitive verb

Examples of waitress in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This over-the-top Courtney tries out jobs like therapist, waitress, and flight attendant, pulling audience members up to the stage to be her clients. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2026

There’s the longtime police lieutenant, and the local career fishermen, and the seafood caterers, and the waitresses at a local restaurant—a couple of party-happy Irish girls, and a beleaguered Australian. — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026

Cooke, a nonprofit owner and former waitress, hopes the better political environment will be her edge after failing to get out of the Democratic primary in 2022 and losing to Van Orden by about 3 percentage points in 2024. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026

Dannelle Davidson Dannelle Davidson works as a cocktail waitress in Las Vegas. — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

waitress

noun

wait·​ress ˈwā-trəs 

: a woman who waits tables (as in a restaurant)

waitress verb