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waitress

[wey-tris] / ˈweɪ trɪs /




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“If some waitress is trying to get child support for her kids, it’s not her fault there’s not a court reporter in that court that day,” Winner said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

"We don't usually get soccer on TV but we expect a lot more than the usual number of customers for the next few weeks," said waitress Gabrielle McLoughlin.

From Barron's Jun. 12, 2026

For Kate Santos, a waitress who works at Sanger Hall, a bar in Queens, New York, tips are an essential part of her income.

From BBC May 27, 2026

Gamble’s husband, Larry Fletcher, boasted of his wife’s legal victory to a slightly uncomfortable-looking young waitress, who expressed her congratulations in an uncertain voice.

From Slate May 4, 2026

The waitress with the sunray hair came back through the swinging doors.

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na

But also forgotten by those who bash tech billionaires: Making productive realtors, waitresses, plumbers, doctors, bakers and candlestick makers.

From The Wall Street Journal May 3, 2026

"We don't need 10 waitresses to be serving four tables," Gonzalez says.

From BBC Jan. 31, 2026

Poker girls are officially described as waitresses, and are hired along with other staff like bartenders, chefs and parking valets to work at poker parties in private homes.

From Salon Apr. 4, 2025

The kitchen turns into a madhouse with cooks working and waitresses fighting to get their orders out first, all while the floor is flooded with soda.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 31, 2024

She told us how she and the other waitresses called it the Awful House, and those boys all hooted and hollered like that was the funniest thing they’d ever heard.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor




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