waitressing
waitressing — noun
1. the type of paid work in which you serve food and drinks to people sitting at ta
the type of paid work in which you serve food and drinks to people sitting at tables in a restaurant, cafe, or bar, take their orders, and bring them the bill when they have finished
Tamás took a waitressing job at a busy seaside cafe last summer.
collocation: took a waitressing job
After two years of waitressing, Ari knew how to handle even the most difficult customers.
pattern: after [time period] of waitressing — time expression
The waitressing work at the Grand Hotel was exhausting, but the tips were generous.
Hamza said waitressing taught him more about people than any office job ever did.
- serving
more general; can refer to serving food in any setting including canteens, not just table service
- waiting tables
gender-neutral phrase meaning the same thing, common in American English
文法句型
do + waitressing
work in + waitressing
用法筆記
Waitressing is an uncountable noun, so you cannot say 'a waitressing' on its own. Instead use phrases like 'a waitressing job', 'do waitressing', or 'work in waitressing'.