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waitressing

[ wey-truh-sing ]

/ ˈweɪ trə sɪŋ /

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noun

the occupation of a waitress.

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Origin of waitressing

First recorded in 1935–40; waitress + -ing¹

Words nearby waitressing

wait on, wait on hand and foot, wait out, waitperson, waitress, waitressing, waitron, waitstaff, wait up, Waitz, waive

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How to use waitressing in a sentence

A 23-year-old in Israel, she does waitressing and bartending gigs in Tel Aviv, where she goes to university.
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"It is hot and it is ready," says Bernice Michaud, who has been waitressing at Dolly's for over a quarter century.
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Shawn had been in and out of jobs, mostly waitressing, since she graduated in 1975.
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Then I decided I preferred my criminal activity on my television set and quit poker waitressing to go home and watch The Sopranos.
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Why is Maci waitressing and Amber kvetching about paying the bills?
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Typically, girls and women are lured into captivity by promises of jobs in child care, waitressing, fashion, or entertainment.
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