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waitress

American  
[wey-tris] / ˈweɪ trɪs /

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 British  
/ ˈweɪtrɪs /

noun

  1. a woman who serves at table, as in a restaurant

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verb

  1. (intr) to act as a waitress

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Gender

See -ess, -person.

Etymology

Origin of waitress

First recorded in 1580–90; wait(e)r + -ess

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