waitressing
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of waitressing
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
The labor — waitressing, janitorial — was physically demanding, the wages terrible, the treatment by bosses and customers often worse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2025
Each day, before her waitressing shift began, Diane Thomas would plop herself onto the floor of her tiny Malibu studio apartment, in front of a low-slung desk, and begin typing.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2024
She was still wearing her waitressing uniform, and the puffy skin under her deep-set eyes sagged heavily.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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