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waitress en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈweɪ.tɹɪs/

Etymology

Etymology tree English waiter Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der. Ancient Greek -ῐᾰ (-ĭă) Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa)bor. Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English waitress From waiter + -ess.

Meanings

1. A female attendant who serves customers in a restaurant, café, or similar.
   • a waitress in a cocktail bar.
   • The chefs never cooked before, the cashiers never cashiered before, the dishwashers never dishwashed before, the waitresses never waitressed before, and the managers never managed before. 2007, Thomas Quealy, M + M:
   • I ask everybody… A waitress, flight attendant… …someone I’m shitting next to on the plane… “You know what my biggest hobby is?” Puking. 2024 May 16, very tall bart, [YTP] State of the Union, spoken by Penis Prager (Dennis Prager):
   • It would take a few more beers, but when the liquid courage kicked in, his wobbly legs were unable to keep pace with the fleetfooted waitress, who rolled her eyes, smiling, and finally twirled away. 2007 August 12, Andrew Gensler, “Dancing Away the Heartache, Tacos Included”, in The New York Times:

Forms

Deriveds

waitresslike · waitress mom · sky waitress · cocktail waitress · happy waitress · wine waitress · waitressy

Relateds

wait · waiter

Translations (94)

cs číšnice (female waiter) · is þjónn (female waiter) · ur ویٹْریس (female waiter) · nl serveerster (female waiter) · mk конобарка (female waiter) · sh konobàrica (female waiter) · kw servyades (female waiter) · pt empregada (female waiter) · nb servitrise (female waiter) · ja ウエイトレス (female waiter) · vi chị hầu bàn (female waiter) · sq kameriere (female waiter) · sq kamariere (female waiter) · fi tarjoilijatar (female waiter) · vo jibötan (female waiter) · sh ке̏лнерица (female waiter) · fa-ira پیشْخِدْمَت (female waiter) · bg официа́нтка (female waiter) · et ettekandja (female waiter) · gl camareira (female waiter) · he מֶלְצַרִית (female waiter) · bg ке́лнерка (female waiter) · km ស្រីបំរើ (female waiter) · lo ສາວເສີບ (female waiter) · ga banfhreastalaí (female waiter) · my စားပွဲထိုး (female waiter) · th สาวเสิร์ฟ (female waiter) · uz ofitsiantka (female waiter) · ru официа́нтка (female waiter) · cs servírka (female waiter) · lt padavėja (female waiter) · es camarera (female waiter) · uk офіціа́нтка (female waiter) · uk ке́льнерка (female waiter) · lv viesmīle (female waiter) · yi קעלנערין (female waiter) · be афіцыя́нтка (female waiter) · sv servitris (female waiter) · fr serveuse (female waiter) · ga cailín freastail (female waiter) · da servitrice (female waiter) · kk даяршы әйел (female waiter) · sh коноба̀рица (female waiter) · nb serveringsdame (female waiter) · mn хоол зөөгч (female waiter) · yi קעלנערשע (female waiter) · eo kelnerino (female waiter) · gd maighdeann-frithealaidh (female waiter) · izh taritsija (female waiter) · ca cambrera (female waiter) · is gengilbeina (female waiter) · sh uslužiteljka (female waiter) · tr garson kız (female waiter) · fi tarjoilija (female waiter) · ru ке́льнерша (female waiter) · arz جرسونة (female waiter) · ja ウェイトレス (female waiter) · tr garson (female waiter) · sk čašníčka (female waiter) · hi वेट्रेस (female waiter) · lv oficiante (female waiter) · tg пешхизмат (female waiter) · kk даяршы қыз (female waiter) · hy մատուցողուհի (female waiter) · kea enpregada (female waiter) · mk келнерка (female waiter) · mn үйлчлэгч (female waiter) · de Kellnerin (female waiter) · sh kȅlnerica (female waiter) · la administra (female waiter) · ky официантка (female waiter) · es mesera (female waiter) · bg сервитьо́рка (female waiter) · sk servírka (female waiter) · ro ospătăriță (female waiter) · sh услужитељка (female waiter) · el σερβιτόρα (female waiter) · ar نَادِلَة (female waiter) · it cameriera (female waiter) · cmn 女服務生 /女服务生 (female waiter) · sl natakarica (female waiter) · pl kelnerka (female waiter) · ro chelneriță (female waiter) · be ке́льнерка (female waiter) · hu pincérnő (female waiter) · ko 웨이트리스 (female waiter) · km អ្នកបំរើ (female waiter) · io tabloservistino (female waiter) · ar جَرْسُونَة (female waiter) · ka ოფიციანტი (female waiter) · nb servitør (female waiter) · pt garçonete (female waiter) · eo tabloservistino (female waiter) · cmn 服務員 /服务员 (female waiter)

waitress en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈweɪ.tɹɪs/

Etymology

Etymology tree English waiter Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der. Ancient Greek -ῐᾰ (-ĭă) Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa)bor. Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English waitress From waiter + -ess.

Meanings

1. (qualifier:action) To work as a waitress.
   • The chefs never cooked before, the cashiers never cashiered before, the dishwashers never dishwashed before, the waitresses never waitressed before, and the managers never managed before. 2007, Thomas Quealy, M + M:
   • But it never did heal properly and Lizzie stayed on at the bar — waitressing until she came of legal age to bar-tend. 2004, Janelle Taylor, Dying To Marry:

Forms

Coordinates

waiter