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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Think of a waiter or bartender as a salesperson earning a base salary plus commission — but legally guaranteed the minimum wage, with the opportunity to earn much more in practice from tips.—
Andrew Rigie,
New York Daily News,
2 Jan. 2026 -
There were no waiters with tiny hors d’oeuvres.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Melton was living and working as a waitress in Cape Coral, Fox 4 reported.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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Many of them are hoping to be the next Sophie Rain, a 23-year-old former waitress from Florida who has already made $82 million on the platform.—
Thomas Chatterton Williams,
The Atlantic,
19 Jan. 2026
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“Waitperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waitperson. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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