waitress

CEFRA1

/ˈweɪ.tɹɪs/

noun

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Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

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A pretty waitress waited on us.
a waitress in a cocktail bar.
The chefs never cooked before, the cashiers never cashiered before, the dishwashers never dishwashed before, the waitresses never waitressed before, and the managers never managed before.

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It would take a few more beers, but when the liquid courage kicked in, his wobbly legs were unable to keep pace with the fleetfooted waitress, who rolled her eyes, smiling, and finally twirled away.
2007 August 12, Andrew Gensler, “Dancing Away the Heartache, Tacos Included”, in The New York Times
The chefs never cooked before, the cashiers never cashiered before, the dishwashers never dishwashed before, the waitresses never waitressed before, and the managers never managed before.
2007, Thomas Quealy, M + M
I ask everybody… A waitress, flight attendant… …someone I’m shitting next to on the plane… “You know what my biggest hobby is?” Puking.
2024 May 16, very tall bart, [YTP] State of the Union, spoken by Penis Prager (Dennis Prager)
But it never did heal properly and Lizzie stayed on at the bar — waitressing until she came of legal age to bar-tend.
2004, Janelle Taylor, Dying To Marry

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