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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Jamie Lee Curtis, bronzed and blowsy, goes to town as Annette, Shelly’s best friend and former comrade-in-feathers, now a cocktail waitress with a gambling problem. Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025 Police in Florida have released body-camera footage showing a Hooters waitress allegedly attempting to flirt her way out of being arrested on suspicion of DUI. Nicole Acosta, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025 Two days later, another tourist hit a waitress in Rincón, a popular beach town north of Cabo Rojo—that incident was also caught on video and posted on social media. Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2025 These surrogate daughters — her relationship with her real daughter, Hannah (Billie Lourd), falls somewhere between distant and estranged — are part of Shelly’s social circle, along with Annette (Jamie Lee Curtis), a fellow Razzle Dazzle veteran who’s now a cocktail waitress at a nearby casino. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 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 19 Jan. 2025.

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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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