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

Recent Examples on the Web The hostesses on my visit spoke limited English, but the waitress was proficient. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024 If accidental matchmakers got Yelp reviews, Pamela Grace and Arnim Ludwig Kaiser would give five stars to the waitress who served them on Oct. 11, 2022, at Le Plaza-La Paillotte, a restaurant in Arles, France. Tammy Lagorce, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024 Her fellow waitresses wore matching skirts and wove through tables and tree trunks, where families order sirloin steaks for $2.55. Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024 Waiters and waitresses traversed a 1.2-mile loop starting and ending at City Hall, suited up in traditional crisp white shirts, black trousers, neatly tied aprons and in some cases, bow ties. Rachel Treisman, NPR, 25 Mar. 2024 Saturday Night Live guest host Sydney Sweeney played Tina, a Hooters waitress who easily out-earned her coworkers despite spilling beer on customers and making an alcoholic relapse. William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2024 In the greater context of her career — London teen to cocktail waitress to up-and-coming recording artist to famous musician with a global cosmetics contract — the current moment is a transitional one for Lipa. Brennan Kilbane, Allure, 26 Feb. 2024 In Amélie, Tautou's titular character is a waitress in a Montmartre, Paris bar who takes delight in observing people and letting her imagination roam free. Nigel Smith, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2024 Shirley the waitress and dim-bulb Dwayne (''Nuh-huh'') were both funnier too. Ew Staff Updated, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2024

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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 10 Apr. 2024.

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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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