as in waiter
a person who serves food or drink
asked the waitperson what she would recommend on the menu
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Noun
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The president was on stage, locked in conversation with CBS reporter Weijia Jiang; spread out in front of them were thousands of attendees, seated at more than 250 tables, as waiters cleared away their salads.—
Dan Diamond,
Washington Post,
26 Apr. 2026 -
Or did some waiter just drop a tray?—
Calvin Woodward,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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This month, Willacy testified to spare the life of Miami killer Rafael Andres, who a jury said should be condemned to die for the beating, stabbing and strangling of a La Carreta waitress in 2005.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
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Offerman plays her dad, while Michelle Pfeiffer plays her mom, Shyanne, an ex-Hooters waitress.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Waitperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waitperson. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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