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waitress

/ˈweɪ.tɹɪs/noun, verb2 syllables

Waitress means: serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant.

Synonyms for waitress1

verb, as in serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant

What does waitress mean?2

verb

1

serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant“I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's”

noun

1

a woman waiter

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Waitress in a sentence

  • David spent several hours in the diner, harassing the waitress.Amastan
  • Gabriel waved his hand, trying to get the attention of the waitress.Amastan
  • Right now she's working as a waitress, but she's looking for a better job.unknown
  • The waitress spread a white cloth over the table.CK
  • The waitress set a glass of juice in front of me.CK
  • The waitress wiped a cloth across the table.Hybrid
  • My regular waitress wouldn't have anything to do with me.CK
  • The detective surprised the truth from the waitress.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of waitress

as a noun

plural
waitresses

as a verb

third-person singular
waitresses
present participle
waitressing
past participle
waitressed
past tense
waitressed