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 Sweeney finds success as a waitress, raking in vast amounts of tips despite not being the best server. Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2024 The actress — raised in a working-class household in southern England by Roger, a workaday actor who took odd jobs, and Sandra, a waitress and nanny — first broke out 30 years ago in the 1994 thriller Heavenly Creatures. Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2024 Erna, who is eighty and long retired from her job as a waitress in a corporate cafeteria, ripped up the letter and threw it in the trash. Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024 What’s happening in entertainment On the big screen When a tech mogul invites a waitress and her friend to vacation on his private island, things quickly go from sensational to psychotic. Andrew Torgan, CNN, 18 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for waitress 

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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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Cite this Entry

“Waitress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waitress. Accessed 15 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

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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