Waitress — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a woman waiter

serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈeɪtɹəs/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈeɪtɹəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈeɪtɹəs/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈeɪtɹəs/.

Examples

I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

wait

Parts of Speech

noun	a woman waiter
verb	serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant “I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's”

Word Forms

waitress	verb	serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant
waiter	noun	a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
waitress	noun	a woman waiter

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kellnerin

eine Kellnerin

🇫🇷French

serveuse

une femme serveur

🇪🇸Spanish

camarera

una mujer camarero

🇮🇹Italian

cameriera

una cameriera

🇳🇱Dutch

serveerster

een vrouwelijke ober

🇵🇹Portuguese

garçonete

uma garçonete

🇷🇺Russian

официантка

женщина-официант

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वेट्रेस

एक महिला वेटर

🇧🇩Bengali

পরিচারিকা

একজন মহিলা ওয়েটার

🇮🇳Tamil

பணிப்பெண்

ஒரு பெண் பணியாளர்

🇮🇳Telugu

సేవకురాలు

ఒక మహిళ వెయిటర్

🇮🇳Marathi

वेट्रेस

एक महिला वेटर

🇮🇳Gujarati

વેઇટ્રેસ

એક મહિલા વેઈટર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರಿಚಾರಿಕೆ

ಒಬ್ಬ ಮಹಿಳಾ ಮಾಣಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരിചാരിക

ഒരു വനിതാ വെയിറ്റർ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵੇਟਰੈਸ

ਇੱਕ ਔਰਤ ਵੇਟਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

ویٹریس

ایک خاتون ویٹر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

女服务员

🇯🇵Japanese

ウェイトレス

女性のウェイター

🇰🇷Korean

웨이트리스

여자 웨이터

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cô hầu bàn

một người phụ nữ bồi bàn

🇹🇭Thai

พนักงานเสิร์ฟ

บริกรหญิง

🇮🇩Indonesian

pelayan

seorang pelayan wanita

🇲🇾Malay

pelayan

seorang pelayan wanita

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نادلة

نادل امرأة

🇮🇷Persian

پیشخدمت

یک گارسون زن

🇹🇷Turkish

Garson

bir kadın garson

🇮🇱Hebrew

מֶלְצָרִית

מלצרת אישה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'waitress'?

The primary meaning of 'waitress' is 'a woman waiter'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'waitress' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'waitress' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'waitress' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'waitress' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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