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waitress

noun

Definition of waitress

as in bartender

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Recent Examples of waitress Johnny Depp was born in Owensboro, Kentucky in 1963, the youngest of four children to Betty Sue Palmer, a waitress, and John Christopher Depp, a civil engineer. — Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Aug. 2026 Cooke, a nonprofit owner and former waitress, hopes the better political environment will be her edge after failing to get out of the Democratic primary in 2022 and losing to Van Orden by about 3 percentage points in 2024. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026 Dannelle Davidson Dannelle Davidson works as a cocktail waitress in Las Vegas. — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026 Investigators identified him after a tip came in, and the waitress identified him in a photo lineup on Thursday. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for waitress

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Thomas also recommended customers try the bartender’s choice, called FAFO on the menu.

— Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 1 Sep. 2026
Schultz, who is twenty-five, works in health care and at the time had a second job as a bartender.

— Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of bartender

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Fresh fish and seafood are the menu's stars, with waiters proudly announcing the catch of the day, but there is also fresh pasta, served al dente with fresh garlic pesto or vine-ripe tomatoes.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
Luis Mora, a Waverly Hotel waiter, jumps an obstacle in his race to the finish line during the Hotel Sales Management Association waiters race to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of waiter

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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

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