waitron

[ wey-tron, ‐truhn ]

/ ˈweɪ trɒn, ‐trən /

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noun

a person who waits on tables; waiter or waitress.

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Origin of waitron

An Americanism first recorded in 1980–85, wait(er) or waitr(ess), apparently formed on analogy of patron

Words nearby waitron

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