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waitron

American  
[wey-tron, ‑truhn] / ˈweɪ trɒn, ‑trən /

noun

  1. a person who waits on tables; waiter or waitress.

Etymology

Origin of waitron

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

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