Definitions for waitressˈweɪ trɪs

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

wait•ress*ˈweɪ trɪs(n.)

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

  2. (v.i.)to work or serve as a waitress.

    Category: Common Vocabulary

* Usage: See -ess, -person.

Origin of waitress:

1580–90

Princeton's WordNet

  1. waitress(verb)

    a woman waiter

  2. wait, waitress(verb)

    serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant

    "I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. waitress(noun)ˈeɪtrəs

    a female waiter

Wiktionary

  1. waitress(Noun)

    A female attendant who serves customers in a restaurant, cafu00E9, or similar.

  2. waitress(Verb)

    To work as a waitress.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Waitress(noun)

    a female waiter or attendant; a waiting maid or waiting woman


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