waitress

UK: /ˈweɪtrəs/ US: /ˈweɪtrɪs/ ,(wā′tris)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

wait•ress /ˈweɪtrɪs/   n. [countable]

1. a woman who waits on tables, as in a restaurant.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

wait•ress  (wā′tris), n. 

1. a woman who waits on tables, as in a restaurant.

v.i. 

2. to work or serve as a waitress:
   She waitressed in a restaurant to help pay her way through college.

• wait(e)r + -ess 1580–90

Usage

See -ess, -person. 

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waitress / ˈweɪtrɪs/ noun

1. a woman who serves at table, as in a restaurant

verb

1. (intransitive) to act as a waitress