"waitress" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈweɪtrəs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-waitress.wav [UK] Forms: waitress [singular], waitresses [plural]
Etymology: waiter + -ess Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|waiter|ess}} waiter + -ess Head templates: {{noun|2=waitresses}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A waitress is a woman who serves at a restaurant; a female waiter. Synonyms: server
    Sense id: simple-waitress-en-noun-aqky6MyT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ess

Verb

IPA: /ˈweɪtrəs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-waitress.wav [UK] Forms: waitress [canonical], waitresses [third-person, singular], waitressed [past], waitressed [past, participle], waitressing [present, participle]
Etymology: waiter + -ess Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|waiter|ess}} waiter + -ess Head templates: {{verb|waitress|es}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you waitress, you work as a waitress.
    Sense id: simple-waitress-en-verb-Noe8~00k
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ess
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