waitressing

[ wey-truh-sing ]

noun

1. the occupation of a waitress.

Word History and Origins

Origin of waitressing¹

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

Example Sentences

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

While living in the Shelbourne Hotel, she took on roles very different from her wartime escapades, waitressing in cafes and selling frocks in Harrods, before taking a job as a cleaner on a passenger ship.

From BBC

I do know it was huge enough that I could cut down on my waitressing shifts, and I could actually shift to being coat check.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From BBC

"I make more waitressing. You know what I'm saying? I'm struggling."

From Reuters