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waitressing

American  
[wey-truh-sing] / ˈweɪ trə sɪŋ /

noun

  1. the occupation of a waitress.


Etymology

Origin of waitressing

First recorded in 1935–40; waitress + -ing 1

Example Sentences

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Soon after that, Margo projectile vomits during a waitressing shift and claims not to know why.

From Salon • May 4, 2026

Also exempt: performing music, hairstyling, waitressing, personal training, pet-sitting and substitute teaching.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

While living in the Shelbourne Hotel, she took on roles very different from her wartime escapades, waitressing in cafes and selling frocks in Harrods, before taking a job as a cleaner on a passenger ship.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2024

I was in my mid-20s, waitressing on an island off the coast of Rockland, Maine, when the actor William Hurt — ultrafamous, at the height of his career — sat down in my section.

From New York Times • Jul. 26, 2023

She studied hard, she drove the beater truck, and she saved the money from her after-school waitressing gig to fund her escape.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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