waitron

English

Etymology

Noun

Wikipedia waitron (plural waitrons)

1. (nonstandard, gender-neutral) A waiter.
   • 1992 June 16, Julian May, Jack the Bodiless, Knopf, ISBN 9780679409502, OL 1567595M:

     With adolescent perversity, he turned up his nose at all of the elegant French items on the Closerie's menu and scandalized the waitron by demanding corned-beef hash—fried extra crisp—with poached eggs, a slice of fresh papaya with lime, banana-walnut bread, and a pitcher of Mexican chocolate.

   • 2004 September 28, Tracey Dalton, The Food and Beverage Handbook, Lansdowne: Juta and Company Ltd., ISBN 9780702166396, OL 7774255M, page 48:

     Table Service is the combined interaction between the guest and the waitron whilst seated at a table in the establishment's restaurant.

   • 2008 February 1, Jenny Ratcliffe-Wright, Spit Or Swallow: A Guide for the Wine Virgin, Lansdowne: Double Storey, ISBN 9781770130616, OL 25421828M, page 89:

     If your wine waitron smells the cork, s/he's probably a beginner at this game because you can tell absolutely nothing by smelling the cork.

   • 2010 May 10, Cowen, Sam, “Jo'burg and London, relatively speaking”, Daily Telegraph, ISSN 0307-1235:

     Come back here with your cut glass, posh English accent and waitrons everywhere will melt at your feet.

   • For more examples of usage of this term, see the citations page.
2. (dated, science fiction) A robotic or mechanical waiter.

Synonyms

• waitperson
• waitstaff (collective)