waitron
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Wikipedia waitron (plural waitrons)
- (dated, science fiction) A robotic or mechanical waiter.
- (nonstandard) A waiter or waitress.
- 1985 January 23, Daily Telegraph:
- A coffee shop at Cambridge, Massachusetts, has joined the feminist bandwagon by banning references to waiters and waitresses. According to a notice on the door the staff are henceforth to be known as ‘waitrons’.
- 2006 June 12, Anthony Luke, “Letters to the Daily Telegraph”, Daily Telegraph, retrieved on 2010 October 2:
- Earlier this year, at a well-known restaurant in South Africa, I saw on the menu the words "if you want something not on the menu, please consult your waitron". When I asked the manager what this meant, she told me that the term was used to ensure that no sexism was involved.
- 1985 January 23, Daily Telegraph:
