Thesaurus results for WAITPERSON

waitperson

noun

ˈwāt-ˌpər-sᵊn

Definition of waitperson

as in waiter

a person who serves food or drink asked the waitperson what she would recommend on the menu

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Luis Mora, a Waverly Hotel waiter, jumps an obstacle in his race to the finish line during the Hotel Sales Management Association waiters race to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 31 Aug. 2026
For instance, your colleagues may be very agreeable and kind to their boss but rude to their more junior colleagues, or the cafeteria waiter.

— Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of waiter

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This over-the-top Courtney tries out jobs like therapist, waitress, and flight attendant, pulling audience members up to the stage to be her clients.

— Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2026
Cooke, a nonprofit owner and former waitress, hopes the better political environment will be her edge after failing to get out of the Democratic primary in 2022 and losing to Van Orden by about 3 percentage points in 2024.

— Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026

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