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waitress
[ wey-tris ]
/ ˈweɪ trɪs /
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noun
a woman who waits on tables, as in a restaurant.
verb (used without object)
to work or serve as a waitress: She waitressed in a restaurant to help pay her way through college.
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British Dictionary definitions for waitress
waitress
/ (ˈweɪtrɪs) /
noun
a woman who serves at table, as in a restaurant
verb
(intr) to act as a waitress
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