waitress
/'weitris/
Definition
Noun:
- A woman whose job is to serve customers at their tables in a restaurant or café: A female worker who takes orders and brings food and drinks.
Verb:
- To work as a waitress: To perform the duties of serving customers in a restaurant or similar establishment.
Examples of Usage
Noun: The waitress brought our menus and took our drink order. She worked as a waitress to pay for her college tuition.
Verb: She waitressed at a diner all summer. Before becoming a chef, she waitressed in several high-end restaurants.
Advanced Usage
- "to waitress one's way through college": To work as a waitress to earn money to pay for one's university education.
Variants and Related Words
- Waiter (n): A man whose job is to serve customers at their tables.
- Waitstaff (n, collective): The group of people who serve customers in a restaurant; servers.
- Server (n): A gender-neutral term for a person who serves food and drinks.
Synonyms
- Server: A person who serves food and drinks.
- Attendant: A person employed to provide a service to the public, often in a specific place.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Wait on / Wait upon (someone): To serve someone, especially as a waiter or waitress.
Related Idioms
Noun
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a woman waiter
Verb
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serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant
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I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's
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