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waitress

noun

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

Examples of waitress in a Sentence

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At Fritz and Franz Bierhaus in Coral Gables, the crowd was buzzing, waitresses carried heavy plates of sausage and sauerkraut and owner Harald Neuweg bounced from table to table. Miami Herald, 5 Dec. 2025 Adam and Jackie, an actress and a producer, met on the set of Big Daddy in 1999 when Jackie portrayed a waitress in the film. Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 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 8 Dec. 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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