waitress

noun

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

Examples of waitress in a Sentence

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In 2023, Del Rey was seen moonlighting as a waitress at a Waffle House in Alabama. Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025 Freed of her caring duties, angry and uncertain about her future Karl gets on a Greyhound bus and heads to Las Vegas where Jean is working as a waitress at the El Cortez. Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2025 Sweeney plays a meek diner waitress named Penny Jo, who dreams of becoming a country singer and gets caught up in a bloody battle for a pricey Native American relic. Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025 Clearly having the most difficulty is Sydney Sweeney, who plays a shy, redheaded waitress with a speech impediment who dreams of moving to Nashville to become a country singer. Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for waitress

Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 20 Aug. 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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