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waitress
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
waitress
(noun)
waitress
/
ˈ
weɪtrəs/
noun
plural
waitresses
waitress
/
ˈ
weɪtrəs/
noun
plural
waitresses
Britannica Dictionary definition of WAITRESS
[
count
]
:
a woman who serves food or drinks to people in a restaurant
— waitress
verb
waitresses
;
waitressed
;
waitressing
[
no object
]
She
waitressed
while going to college.
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