different between waitron vs waitress

English

Etymology 1

Coined as a gender-neutral substitute for waiter and waitress, this is one of the few words with the gender-neutral suffix -ron to have seen much use, probably re-inforced by rhyming with patron. (Some references instead analyse it as using the same "machinelike" suffix -tron as waitron (“mechanical waiter”), but more likely it uses -ron like laundron and like waiter and waitress use -er/-ress not *-ter/*-tress.)

Noun

waitron (plural waitrons)

1. (nonstandard, rare) A waiter or waitress.
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Synonyms

• waitperson
• waitstaff (collective)
• server

References

Etymology 2

From waiter +? -tron.

Noun

waitron (plural waitrons)

1. (dated, science fiction) A robotic or mechanical waiter.

English

Etymology

waiter +? -ess

Noun

waitress (plural waitresses, masculine waiter)

1. A female attendant who serves customers in a restaurant, café, or similar.

Related terms

• wait
• waiter

Translations

Verb

waitress (third-person singular simple present waitresses, present participle waitressing, simple past and past participle waitressed)

1. To work as a waitress.

Anagrams

• sawtries, waisters