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

Recent Examples on the Web At a gala, Slater meets waitress Frida (Naomi Ackie). Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2024 The girls at the show are her family, like a wonderfully world-weary Jamie Lee Curtis as Annette (a gambler who now makes her bucks as a cocktail waitress) and youngsters played by Kiernan Shipka and Brenda Song, who both get big moments to shine. Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2024 What cities are the most dangerous? Victims identified as a waitress, hospital employee Two people were killed and at least four others wounded, reported local news outlets. Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2024 The film deposits its heroine, Frida (played by Naomi Ackie), a cocktail waitress, into an island retreat belonging to the tech mogul Slater King (a coolly menacing Channing Tatum), who has become a bit of a recluse after a reputation-tarnishing scandal. Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for waitress 

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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 29 Sep. 2024.

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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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