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waitron — noun Etymology: blend of waiter or waitress and tron (suggesting the machinelike impersonality of such work), later (perhaps influenced by neutron) taken as a gender neutral term Date: 1980 waitperson … New Collegiate Dictionary
waitron — noun a) A robotic or mechanical waiter. b) A waiter or waitress … Wiktionary
waitron — wait|ron [ˈweıtrən] n a ↑waiter or ↑waitress used humorously … Dictionary of contemporary English
waitron — n. one who serves tables at a restaurant or pub (neutral word for the terms waiter and waitress) … English contemporary dictionary
waitron — noun US a waiter or waitress … English new terms dictionary
waitron — wait·ron … English syllables
waitron — wait•ron [[t]ˈweɪ trɒn, trən[/t]] n. cvb use a person of either sex who waits on tables; waiter or waitress • Etymology: 1970–75, amer.; wait(er) or waitr(ess)+(automat)on suggesting robotic activity, or (neu)tron suggesting neuter gender, or… … From formal English to slang
waitron — ˈwā.ˌträn, trən noun ( s) Etymology: blend of waiter or waitress and tron (suggesting the machine like impersonality of such work), later (perhaps influenced by neutron) taken as a gender neutral term : waitperson … Useful english dictionary
Waiting staff — Waiting staff, wait staff, or waitstaff [ [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/waitstaff Waitstaff. ] The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition . Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004, via dictionary.com website.… … Wikipedia
Gender-specific job title — A gender specific job title is a name of a job that also specifies or implies the gender of the person performing that job, such as stewardess . A gender neutral job title does not specify or imply gender, such as firefighter .See also gender… … Wikipedia
