waitress

noun

wait·​ress ˈwā-trəs How to pronounce waitress (audio)
: a woman who waits tables (as in a restaurant)
waitress intransitive verb

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To pay for her stay and her tuition, O’Donnell moonlighted as a waitress. Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 14 Feb. 2025 Deloris was employed as a waitress for 15 years, working some of that time at the Green Lantern Cafe in Chaska and the American Legion in Chanhassen. Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 Reginald Lewis grew up in Rosemont, a rugged, largely Black East Baltimore neighborhood, raised by a single mother who worked two jobs, one as a waitress and the other as a department store clerk. Butch Meily, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2025 Palmer aces her performance as Dreux, a hardworking and pragmatic waitress gunning to become franchise manager of her diner. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for waitress

Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of waitress was in 1818

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“Waitress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waitress. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.

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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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