American English

How to pronounce waitresses

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WAYTruhsihz

/ˈweɪt̚.ɹə.sɪz/

3 syllables · Stress the first syllable.

Related entry: waitress

a woman whose job is to serve food and drinks to customers in a restaurant

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Meanings & examples

noun

a woman whose job is to serve food and drinks to customers in a restaurant

The waitress brought us two menus.

We asked the waitress for some water.

Good to know

Server is a more gender-neutral word for this job.

Common phrases & grammar

restaurant waitress · friendly waitress · ask the waitress · call the waitress

the waitress + verb

ask the waitress for + noun

Related words & forms

The plural is waitresses, not waitresss.