waitperson

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• waitperson — [n] server attendant, butler, carhop, host, hostess, maître d’, maître d’hôtel, servant, steward, stewardess, waiter, waitress; concept 348 …   New thesaurus

• waitperson — [wāt′pʉr΄sən] n. a person who waits on tables, as in a restaurant; waiter or waitress: see PERSON …   English World dictionary

• waitperson — waitress, waitperson Waitress, a female waiter in a restaurant or cafe, is one of the few remaining gender specific terms that is still going strong, despite occasional objections to it. Waitperson has found no currency in BrE and very little in… …   Modern English usage

• waitperson — noun Date: circa 1976 a waiter or waitress …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• waitperson — /wayt perr seuhn/, n. a waiter or waitress. [WAIT(ER) or WAIT(RESS) + PERSON] Usage. See person. * * * …   Universalium

• waitperson — noun a waiter or waitress …   Wiktionary

• waitperson — wait|per|son [ weıt,pɜrsn ] noun count AMERICAN a WAITER or WAITRESS. This word is used by people who think it is SEXIST to say WAITER or WAITRESS …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• waitperson — n. waiter; waitress …   English contemporary dictionary

• waitperson — noun chiefly N. Amer. a waiter or waitress …   English new terms dictionary

• waitperson — wait•per•son [[t]ˈweɪtˌpɜr sən[/t]] n. cvb use a waiter or waitress • Etymology: 1975–80; wait (er) or wait (ress) + person usage: See person …   From formal English to slang

• waitperson — /ˈweɪtpɜsən/ (say waytpersuhn) noun a male or female waiter. {wait(er) + person} …