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waitress

noun

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as in bartender

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Recent Examples of waitress One of Robert De Niro’s most underrated performances is his portrayal of the title character in 1990’s Stanley & Iris, a short-order cook who sparks a romance with a waitress played by Jane Fonda. — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 21 July 2026 Meanwhile, Levy’s daughter, Sarah, also appeared on the series as Twyla, a waitress at the town’s only restaurant. — Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 9 July 2026 His true seasonal arc begins not with Bruce’s (Damon Daunno) death but rather in the Brick & Bacon, a New York City diner where a 20something waitress named Regina (Delainey Hayles) works shifts that don’t get her any closer to making ends meet. — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Crawford won the 1945 Oscar as a waitress who rises to own a string of Los Angeles restaurants. — ABC News, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for waitress

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When the bartender returned, Aronow allegedly threw a tampon at her, prompting her removal from the bar.

— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 22 Aug. 2026
On the new Kildare, Kooks largely bailed out, Pogues moved in, Pope and Cleo settled into his ancestral home, Tannyhill, and Topper is a bartender.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026

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Not bad for a story which begins with a waiter crossing a busy Los Angeles thoroughfare, and placing some Japanese-Peruvian fusion fare in a lift.

— Nick Scott, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2026
For the latest episode of Travel, Unfiltered, Travel + Leisure spoke with waiters about what diners might not realize is happening at restaurants.

— Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of waiter

Noun

Henry Winkler plays the oddball mayor, Lena Headey the town barkeep.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
When the air inside is still cool and clean and everything is shiny and the barkeep is giving himself that last look in the mirror to see if his tie is straight and his hair is smooth.

— Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026

Definition of barkeep

Noun

These bartenders are the cream of the crop—doing things the way legendary barman Dale Degroff would.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
There were only two—the barman who doubled as a grill man looked up at the sound, and an older man turned around from his perch at the bar.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025

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