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waitress

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Pronunciation: US /ˈweɪtrəs/ · UK /ˈweɪtrɪs/

waitress means: A woman who brings food and drinks to customers in a restaurant or café.

noun

RESTAURANT WORKERA2

A woman who brings food and drinks to customers in a restaurant or café.

  • The waitress brought our drinks.
  • We asked the waitress for the bill.
  • Two waitresses were serving the outside tables.

Similar words: server

Common phrases: ask the waitress, restaurant waitress

verb

SERVE CUSTOMERSB2

To work serving food and drinks to customers in a restaurant or café.

  • I waitress at a café.
  • She waitressed during the summer holidays.
  • Do you still waitress on weekends?

How to use it: waitress at something (She waitresses at a small restaurant.)

Similar words: wait tables

Common phrases: waitress at something, waitress part time

Questions about waitress

What does waitress mean?

A woman who brings food and drinks to customers in a restaurant or café.

What is waitress in other languages?

Türkçe: garson · Español: camarera · Français: serveuse · Deutsch: Kellnerin · Italiano: cameriera · 日本語: ウェイトレス

How do you pronounce waitress?

In American English /ˈweɪtrəs/; in British English /ˈweɪtrɪs/.

How do you use waitress in a sentence?

The waitress brought our drinks. We asked the waitress for the bill.

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