n. A female attendant who serves customers in a restaurant, café, or similar.
v. To work as a waitress.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A female waiter or attendant; a waiting maid or waiting woman.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A woman who waits at table: originally used only of one who served in a place of public entertainment.
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n. a woman waiter
v. serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant
Word Usage
"* stood waiting for a seat for 5 minutes, I had to approach someone and ask to be seated* sat waiting 20 minutes for a waitress, I had to request a waitress* after ordering drinks was told"