waitress

wait-ress · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A woman whose job is to serve food and drinks at tables in a restaurant or hotel.

  2. 2.

    To work as a waitress.

Forms

plural: waitresses

Related words

Synonyms: server, waitperson

Etymology

From waiter with the feminine suffix -ess, formed in the late 16th century.