as in waiter
a person who serves food or drink
asked the waitperson what she would recommend on the menu
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Noun
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Or don’t bother with the menu, ask the waiter for his daily recommendations instead.—
CNT Editors,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026 -
Mark is wearing trendy glasses with thicker frames that earn an instant compliment from the waiter.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Jannik Sinner grew up in the Italian Alps, the son of a ski lodge chef and waitress, and was a promising ski racer before focusing on tennis.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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Kordia had come to the US first on a tourist visa and then transitioned to a student visa, studying English while working as a waitress and at a clothing store and helping care for her US citizen mother and brother, her attorneys said.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Waitperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waitperson. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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