waitronとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

waitron (複数形 waitrons)

1. (nonstandard, まれに) A waiter or waitress.
   • 1992, May, Julian, Jack the Bodiless, Knopf, →ISBN, 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, Dalton, Tracey, The Food and Beverage Handbook, Lansdowne: Juta and Company Ltd., →ISBN, 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, Ratcliffe-Wright, Jenny, Spit Or Swallow: A Guide for the Wine Virgin, Lansdowne: Double Storey, →ISBN, 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”, in Daily Telegraph‎^[1], 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 Citations:waitron.

同意語

• waitperson
• waitstaff (collective)
• server

参照

語源 2

From waiter +‎ -tron.

名詞

waitron (複数形 waitrons)

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