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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The fate of the handyman who beat, stabbed and strangled a La Carreta waitress with a rice cooker cord — and was once on Florida’s Death Row for the slaying — is in the hands of a Miami jury. Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 20 Nov. 2025 Her father was a tire factory worker and her mother was a waitress who suffered from mental illness. Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025 In Unmerciful Good Fortune, Dawson plays Maritza Cruz, a high-end celebrity attorney pulled into a headline-making case involving Fatima, a cunning young waitress who is accused of serial poisoning and murdering 28 people. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025 But before founding her design studio in 1999, Wearstler was working as a waitress to support herself and pay off her student loans. Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 7 Nov. 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 23 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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