waitress
noun
- female person who attends to customers by serving them food and drink
verb
- work as a waitress
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈweɪ.tɹɪs/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English waiter Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa)bor. Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English waitress From waiter + -ess.
- A female attendant who serves customers in a restaurant, café, or similar.
“a waitress in a cocktail bar.”
“It would take a few more beers, but when the liquid courage kicked in, his wobbly legs were unable to keep pace with the fleetfooted waitress, who rolled her eyes, smiling, and finally twirled away.”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree English waiter Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa)bor. Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English waitress From waiter + -ess.
- To work as a waitress.
“But it never did heal properly and Lizzie stayed on at the bar — waitressing until she came of legal age to bar-tend.”
“The chefs never cooked before, the cashiers never cashiered before, the dishwashers never dishwashed before, the waitresses never waitressed before, and the managers never managed before.”