Meaning of "waitress" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF WAITRESS

waitress  [ˈweɪtrɪs]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WAITRESS

Waitress is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb waitress in English.

WHAT DOES WAITRESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Waiting staff

Waiting staff, wait staff, waitstaff or serving staff are those who work at a restaurant or a bar attending customers—supplying them with food and drink as requested. An individual waiting tables is commonly called a server, waitperson, waitress, waiter, or less commonly the 1980s American neologism waitron. Archaic terms such as serving girl, serving wench, or serving lad are generally used only within their historical context. Waiting on tables is part of the service sector, and among the most common occupations in the United States. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that, as of May 2008, there were over 2.2 million persons employed as servers in the U.S. Many businesses choose for the people waiting to all wear a uniform, a tradition that has been around in the waiting industry for centuries. Waitstaff may receive tips as a minor or major part of their earnings, with customs varying widely from country to country.

Definition of waitress in the English dictionary

The definition of waitress in the dictionary is a woman who serves at table, as in a restaurant. Other definition of waitress is to act as a waitress.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WAITRESS

PRESENT

Present

I waitress

you waitress

he/she/it waitresses

we waitress

you waitress

they waitress

Present continuous

I am waitressing

you are waitressing

he/she/it is waitressing

we are waitressing

you are waitressing

they are waitressing

Present perfect

I have waitressed

you have waitressed

he/she/it has waitressed

we have waitressed

you have waitressed

they have waitressed

Present perfect continuous

I have been waitressing

you have been waitressing

he/she/it has been waitressing

we have been waitressing

you have been waitressing

they have been waitressing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I waitressed

you waitressed

he/she/it waitressed

we waitressed

you waitressed

they waitressed

Past continuous

I was waitressing

you were waitressing

he/she/it was waitressing

we were waitressing

you were waitressing

they were waitressing

Past perfect

I had waitressed

you had waitressed

he/she/it had waitressed

we had waitressed

you had waitressed

they had waitressed

Past perfect continuous

I had been waitressing

you had been waitressing

he/she/it had been waitressing

we had been waitressing

you had been waitressing

they had been waitressing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will waitress

you will waitress

he/she/it will waitress

we will waitress

you will waitress

they will waitress

Future continuous

I will be waitressing

you will be waitressing

he/she/it will be waitressing

we will be waitressing

you will be waitressing

they will be waitressing

Future perfect

I will have waitressed

you will have waitressed

he/she/it will have waitressed

we will have waitressed

you will have waitressed

they will have waitressed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been waitressing

you will have been waitressing

he/she/it will have been waitressing

we will have been waitressing

you will have been waitressing

they will have been waitressing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would waitress

you would waitress

he/she/it would waitress

we would waitress

you would waitress

they would waitress

Conditional continuous

I would be waitressing

you would be waitressing

he/she/it would be waitressing

we would be waitressing

you would be waitressing

they would be waitressing

Conditional perfect

I would have waitress

you would have waitress

he/she/it would have waitress

we would have waitress

you would have waitress

they would have waitress

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been waitressing

you would have been waitressing

he/she/it would have been waitressing

we would have been waitressing

you would have been waitressing

they would have been waitressing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you waitress
we let´s waitress
you waitress

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to waitress

Past participle

waitressed

Present Participle

waitressing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «WAITRESS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «waitress» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of waitress

attendant · servant · server · stewardess

TRANSLATION OF WAITRESS

Find out the translation of waitress to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of waitress from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «waitress» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 女服务员
• Translator English - Spanish: camarera
• English: waitress
• Translator English - Hindi: वेट्रेस
• Translator English - Arabic: نَادِلَة
• Translator English - Russian: официантка
• Translator English - Portuguese: garçonete
• Translator English - Bengali: ওয়েট্রেস
• Translator English - French: serveuse
• Translator English - Malay: Pelayan
• Translator English - German: Kellnerin
• Translator English - Japanese: ウェイトレス
• Translator English - Korean: 웨이트리스
• Translator English - Javanese: Waitress
• Translator English - Vietnamese: người hầu bàn nữ
• Translator English - Tamil: பணியாளர்
• Translator English - Marathi: हॉटेलमध्ये काम करणारी महिला
• Translator English - Turkish: bayan garson
• Translator English - Italian: cameriera
• Translator English - Polish: kelnerka
• Translator English - Ukrainian: офіціантка
• Translator English - Romanian: chelneriță
• Translator English - Greek: σερβιτόρα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: kelnerin
• Translator English - Swedish: servitris
• Translator English - Norwegian: servitør

10 QUOTES WITH «WAITRESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word waitress.

1

Lucy Alibar

I wasn't the best waitress in the world, but I was cheerful and worked hard.

2

Shiri Appleby

I took my waitress uniform. Seemed fitting.

3

Amy Bloom

I spent a lot of time listening to people. But it's also true that I liked details and listening to people when I was a bartender and when I was a waitress and probably when I was a babysitter as well. I suspect that's part of what drew me to psychotherapy rather than the other way around.

4

Lacey Chabert

When I was growing up I always wanted to be a waitress. My sister opened a restaurant in Mississippi, and I went down there and was a waitress for a few days. Let me tell you, I got it out of my system.

5

Abbie Cobb

I feel so fortunate and lucky I don't have to be a waitress or a bartender or a personal trainer.

6

Barbara Corcoran

I was a hot-dog stand lady, I was an orphan housemother, I was a waitress 3 or 4 times. All of those jobs did not have good bosses. They basically told you what to do, when to do and when to hop. And I just didn't like that very much.

7

Simon Cowell

I don't like people who are hypocritical, who pretend to be nice, particularly in show business when they're nice on camera, and then off camera they're absolutely appalling to the makeup people, or the waitress in a restaurant, you know? I don't like - I can't bear those kind of people. So I like people who are, you know, up front in your face.

8

Kristin Davis

I was very poor and I was a waitress, and it's hard to be a poor waitress in New York.

9

Kim Dickens

I was a waitress years ago when I was first trying to become an actress, waiting tables in New York City.

10

Teri Garr

I've always had this American-pie face that would get work in commercials... I'd say things like, 'Hi, Marge, how's your laundry?' and 'Hi, I'm a real nice Georgia peach.' Sometimes this work is one step above being a cocktail waitress.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WAITRESS»

Discover the use of waitress in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to waitress and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Hey, Waitress!: The USA from the Other Side of the Tray

Alison Owings travelled the USA from border to border and coast to coast, to hear firsthand what waitresses think about their lives, their work and their world.

Alison Owings, 2002

Greek Tycoon, Waitress Wife

Carrie Richards has stepped into the glittering life of Greek billionaire Alexeis Nicolaides.

Julia James, 2008

Prince's Waitress Wife

Bedded for the prince's pleasure When virgin waitress Holly is thrown into the playboy prince's arms, he lives up to his wicked reputation by bedding her--then casting her aside!

Sarah Morgan, 2009

The Waitress

The Appetizer Katie has lofty career aspirations that seem to change almost hourly: writer, film director, teacher, educational psychiatrist.

Melissa Nathan, 2009

The Cocktail Waitress

Following her husband's death in a suspicious car accident, beautiful young widow Joan Medford is forced to take a job serving drinks in a cocktail lounge to make ends meet and to have a chance of regaining custody of her young son.

James M. Cain, 2014

The Waiter & Waitress and Waitstaff Training Handbook: A ...

This training handbook was designed for use by all food service serving staff members. The guide covers every aspect of restaurant customer service for the positions of host, waiter or waitress, head waiter, captain, and bus person.

Lora Arduser, Douglas Robert Brown, 2005

Fired Waitress, Hired Mistress

Nina Petrelle, disastrous waitress to overprivileged island holidaymakers, has been fired by her high-handed new boss Gabe Steele--aka the hot sexy stranger she spent the best night of her life with!

Robyn Grady, 2010

Mrs Wobble the Waitress

Luckily Mr Wobble and the Wobble children have a clever plan . . .A hilarious Happy Families picture book from Janet and Allan Ahlberg'The Ahlbergs belong, with A. A. Milne and Lewis Carroll, to the greatest tradition of children's books.

Allan Ahlberg, 2013

The Man's Manual: Poker Secrets, Beer Lore, Waitress ...

Here are succinct, step-by-step directions for impersonating a smart person, and landing an airplane safely.

Gregg Stebben, 2013

Counter Culture: The American Coffee Shop Waitress

Taylor travels more than 26,000 miles throughout the United States collecting stories of lifer waitresses. Their compelling stories are complemented by Taylor's striking color photographs of them at work.

Candacy A. Taylor, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WAITRESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term waitress is used in the context of the following news items.

Hooters Waitress Donates Kidney to Longtime Customer in Georgia

As a Hooters waitress in Roswell, Georgia, Marianna Villareal makes her living serving customers, but what she did for a longtime patron last week may have ... «KTLA, Jun 15»

Hooters waitress donating kidney to longtime customer

Don Thomas is a longtime regular at the Hooters in Roswell, Ga. But it's not the beer or the chicken wings that bring him back. Instead, it's the generosity of one ... «USA TODAY, May 15»

Florida waitress accused of altering bills to increase tips

A 21-year-old Florida waitress is accused of altering bills to increase the amount of tips left by customers. The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office says Victoria ... «Fox News, May 15»

New York waitress gets $50000 tip in will of favorite customer

A waitress at a steakhouse in New York City was shocked to learn that one of her favorite customers had left her a hefty tip in his will -- $50,000. "I did not see it ... «CNN, May 15»

Kansas Governor Brownback Gets Note From Waitress: 'Tip the …

The governor of Kansas was taken to school by a waitress who objected to his controversial school funding program - and her tip to Gov. Sam Brownback went ... «NBCNews.com, May 15»

One man left a $3000 tip for a struggling New York waitress …

Mike, a resident in New York City, left the massive tip for a waitress who was facing some hard times. "This woman had been serving us for almost a year now. «KABC-TV, Apr 15»

Waitress: 'I felt NZ should know'

Cafe owners Jackie Grant and Scott Brown, pictured with Amanda Bailey (right), say the Prime Minister is a popular visitor. Photo / Dean Purcell. A waitress says ... «New Zealand Herald, Apr 15»

Jessie Mueller Confirmed To Star in Sara Bareilles Musical Waitress

Tony Award-winning Beautiful star Jessie Mueller will star in American Repertory Theater's world-premiere production of Sara Bareilles' musical Waitress ... «Playbill.com, Apr 15»

'Waitress,' Ensler, Rylance in ART's new season

The American Repertory Theater's 2015-16 season, announced Thursday, will lead off with a world-premiere musical based on the film “Waitress,” and it will ... «Boston Globe, Apr 15»

OC Waitress Describes 'Miracle' of Surviving Being Run Over by …

Four people were arrested Monday after allegedly skipping out on their bill at an Anaheim-area restaurant and striking a waitress who said it was a “miracle” she ... «KTLA, Mar 15»