waitress

waitress
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 AmE.

Modern English usage. 2014.

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