waitressing

American  

[wey-truh-sing] / ˈweɪ trə sɪŋ /

noun

1. the occupation of a waitress.

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Etymology

Origin of waitressing

First recorded in 1935–40; waitress + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Also exempt: performing music, hairstyling, waitressing, personal training, pet-sitting and substitute teaching.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

As they work out their divorce terms, Patricia is waitressing and staying at the family home, which she can't afford on her own.

From Salon • Oct. 23, 2024

Each day, before her waitressing shift began, Diane Thomas would plop herself onto the floor of her tiny Malibu studio apartment, in front of a low-slung desk, and begin typing.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2024

However, while waitressing in a showbiz restaurant in London she decided she wanted to be a TV presenter instead.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2023

Three days later, when she was nineteen, Audrey was married—to Benjamin, a blond-haired farm boy she’d met waitressing in town.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover