waitress

noun

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

Examples of waitress in a Sentence

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The two women have somewhat opposing personalities — Dreux is a waitress who is trying her hardest to level up to being a franchise manager, and Alyssa is a painter and free spirit who is more than willing to sit back and let the universe work everything out for her. James Factora, Them, 17 Jan. 2025 Twyla is the waitress at the local café, always doing her part to help and serve those in her town. Valerie Mesa, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025 According to the story, her mother worked as a waitress at one of Chicago’s Shabazz food businesses and frequently brought her great-aunt’s bean pie to work for a snack. Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025 Get The Recipe 20 of 30 Banana Cream Pie Learn how to make this old-school diner dessert with almost as much panache as those waitresses in roller skates. Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for waitress 

Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 27 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

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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