waitressn.

Brit.

/ˈweɪtrᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈweɪtrəs/

Forms: Also 1500s waitresse.

Etymology: < waiter n. + -ess suffix¹.

†1. A waiting-maid, handmaid. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > attendant or personal servant > [noun] > female

thuftena1100

handmaidc1300

damselc1330

maid womanc1330

handmaidenc1350

handwomana1382

foot maid?a1475

foot maidenc1480

waiting-woman1565

waitressc1595

waiter1639

attendressa1661

c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme cxxiii. 4 in Coll. Wks. (1998) II. 215 Vnto thee..lift I my earthy seeing..As the look of waitresse fix'd on a lady lieth.

a. A woman who waits upon the guests at a hotel, restaurant, etc. Also one hired for a similar purpose on special occasions to supplement the staff of a private household. (Cf. waiter n. 8.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > serving food > [noun] > server of food > in inn or restaurant > woman

Hebe1606

waitress1834

nippy1925

cocktail waitress1941

1834 Drakard's Stamford News 4 Nov. A waitress who lived at Alconbury hill.

1836 T. Hood Let. Mem. (1860) I. 234 I boarded at the chateau, and only slept and breakfasted at the inn. I had the prettiest girl in the place for my waitress.

1854 T. De Quincey Autobiogr. Sketches in Select. Grave & Gay II. 188 Waiter:—Since this was first written, social changes in London..have introduced a corresponding new word, viz., waitress; which word, twenty-five years back, would have been simply ludicrous.

1871 M. Collins Marquis & Merchant III. i. 27 A buxom waitress from the inn.

b. Chiefly U.S. A female servant in a private house whose duty is to wait upon those at table (cf. waiter n. 7c); in extended use, a housemaid.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > serving food > [noun] > server of food > as servant > woman

Phillis1589

Hebe1606

table maid1828

parlourmaid1836

parlour girl1858

waitress1875

1875 H. B. Stowe We & our Neighbors 323 Maggie was parlor-girl and waitress, and a good one too.

1906 N.Y. Herald 5 Mar. 14 A competent girl as waitress and to take charge of parlor floor; private family.

1937 C. Day Life with Mother 215 Each brother had his own sacred place where his own toys were kept, except when the waitress cleaned the room and mixed everything up.

1953 A. Christie Pocket Full of Rye iv. 32 Gladys Martin is the parlourmaid or waitress, as they like to call themselves nowadays.

Compounds

waitress service n. service by waitresses in a restaurant, opposed to self-service.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > serving food > [noun] > types of service

table service1620

room service1916

waitressing1936

waitress service1960

silver service1970

1960 C. Dale Spring of Love i. 3 The floor with waitress service was always crowded.

1970 ‘E. McGirr’ Death pays Wages vii. 150 The main room had tables with white cloths and a waitress service.

Derivatives

ˈwaitressing n. service as a waitress.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > serving food > [noun] > types of service

table service1620

room service1916

waitressing1936

waitress service1960

silver service1970

1936 J. B. Priestley They walk in City xi. 335 Well, you're a nice-looking girl and you have done some waitressing—so it oughtn't to be hard for you to get a place.

1950 Landfall Dec. 308 There were pretty good ones [sc. jobs] going now—cooking and waitressing in town.

1984 Times 15 Oct. 10/4 The waitress..can..make waitressing into a performing art.

ˈwaitress v. [as a back formation] (intransitive) to work as a waitress.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > serving food > [verb (intransitive)] > work as waitress

waitress1974

1974 K. Millett Flying (1975) iii. 311 I was a kid from St. Paul waitressing in Glacier Park.

1984 New Yorker 29 Oct. 43/1 Jenny was waitressing in Denver.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	waitress
释义	waitressn. Brit. /ˈweɪtrᵻs/, U.S. /ˈweɪtrəs/ Forms: Also 1500s waitresse. Etymology: < waiter n. + -ess suffix¹. †1. A waiting-maid, handmaid. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > attendant or personal servant > [noun] > female thuftena1100 handmaidc1300 damselc1330 maid womanc1330 handmaidenc1350 handwomana1382 foot maid?a1475 foot maidenc1480 waiting-woman1565 waitressc1595 waiter1639 attendressa1661 c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme cxxiii. 4 in Coll. Wks. (1998) II. 215 Vnto thee..lift I my earthy seeing..As the look of waitresse fix'd on a lady lieth. 2. a. A woman who waits upon the guests at a hotel, restaurant, etc. Also one hired for a similar purpose on special occasions to supplement the staff of a private household. (Cf. waiter n. 8.) ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > serving food > [noun] > server of food > in inn or restaurant > woman Hebe1606 waitress1834 nippy1925 cocktail waitress1941 1834 Drakard's Stamford News 4 Nov. A waitress who lived at Alconbury hill. 1836 T. Hood Let. Mem. (1860) I. 234 I boarded at the chateau, and only slept and breakfasted at the inn. I had the prettiest girl in the place for my waitress. 1854 T. De Quincey Autobiogr. Sketches in Select. Grave & Gay II. 188 Waiter:—Since this was first written, social changes in London..have introduced a corresponding new word, viz., waitress; which word, twenty-five years back, would have been simply ludicrous. 1871 M. Collins Marquis & Merchant III. i. 27 A buxom waitress from the inn. b. Chiefly U.S. A female servant in a private house whose duty is to wait upon those at table (cf. waiter n. 7c); in extended use, a housemaid. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > serving food > [noun] > server of food > as servant > woman Phillis1589 Hebe1606 table maid1828 parlourmaid1836 parlour girl1858 waitress1875 1875 H. B. Stowe We & our Neighbors 323 Maggie was parlor-girl and waitress, and a good one too. 1906 N.Y. Herald 5 Mar. 14 A competent girl as waitress and to take charge of parlor floor; private family. 1937 C. Day Life with Mother 215 Each brother had his own sacred place where his own toys were kept, except when the waitress cleaned the room and mixed everything up. 1953 A. Christie Pocket Full of Rye iv. 32 Gladys Martin is the parlourmaid or waitress, as they like to call themselves nowadays. Compounds waitress service n. service by waitresses in a restaurant, opposed to self-service. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > serving food > [noun] > types of service table service1620 room service1916 waitressing1936 waitress service1960 silver service1970 1960 C. Dale Spring of Love i. 3 The floor with waitress service was always crowded. 1970 ‘E. McGirr’ Death pays Wages vii. 150 The main room had tables with white cloths and a waitress service. Derivatives ˈwaitressing n. service as a waitress. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > serving food > [noun] > types of service table service1620 room service1916 waitressing1936 waitress service1960 silver service1970 1936 J. B. Priestley They walk in City xi. 335 Well, you're a nice-looking girl and you have done some waitressing—so it oughtn't to be hard for you to get a place. 1950 Landfall Dec. 308 There were pretty good ones [sc. jobs] going now—cooking and waitressing in town. 1984 Times 15 Oct. 10/4 The waitress..can..make waitressing into a performing art. ˈwaitress v. [as a back formation] (intransitive) to work as a waitress. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > serving food > [verb (intransitive)] > work as waitress waitress1974 1974 K. Millett Flying (1975) iii. 311 I was a kid from St. Paul waitressing in Glacier Park. 1984 New Yorker 29 Oct. 43/1 Jenny was waitressing in Denver. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1595
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