waitress

Etymology

waiter + -ess

noun

1. A female attendant who serves customers in a restaurant, café, or similar.
   a waitress in a cocktail bar.

verb

1. (stative) To work as a waitress.
   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