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waitress

[ wey-tris ]

noun

  1. a woman who waits on tables, as in a restaurant.


verb (used without object)

  1. to work or serve as a waitress:

    She waitressed in a restaurant to help pay her way through college.

waitress

/ ˈɱɪٰɪ /

noun

  1. a woman who serves at table, as in a restaurant
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr to act as a waitress
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of waitress1

First recorded in 1580–90; wait(e)r + -ess
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“He’s cracking jokes and engaging with the waitress, just loving life.”

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The labor — waitressing, janitorial — was physically demanding, the wages terrible, the treatment by bosses and customers often worse.

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Poker girls are officially described as waitresses, and are hired along with other staff like bartenders, chefs and parking valets to work at poker parties in private homes.

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It’s a sweet plan, but not as sweet as the crullers that the diner waitress brings out for the plotting pair: a glazed cruller for Dave and a chocolate one for Nancy.

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“I don’t believe in health care, labor and human dignity because I’m a Marxist — I believe it because I was a waitress,” Ocasio-Cortez told Vegas rallygoers.

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