waitress

noun

wait·​ress ˈwā-trəs How to pronounce waitress (audio)
Synonyms of waitressnext
: a woman who waits tables (as in a restaurant)
waitress intransitive verb

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At one of the five Palm Beach County restaurants ordered shut, a waitress was vaping at a server station. Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026 The body of 23-year-old waitress Heidi Fye is found in a field near Calder Road in League City. John Wayne Ferguson, Houston Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026 Pfeiffer plays her mother, Shyanne, a former Hooter’s waitress, and Offerman plays her dad, an ex-pro wrestler recently out of rehab. Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2026 The Freaky Friday star, 67, shared a picture of herself aged around 19 in one of her earliest TV parts — a waitress on a Columbo episode in 1977. Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026 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 6 Apr. 2026.

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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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