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
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
After three sleepless nights worrying for her family in Maui, 21-year-old Kaleikaumaka Johnson still turns up for work - waitressing in Honolulu.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2023
It’s like waitressing is the one time when the competent mom I remember comes back and says hello.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
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