This word is derived from the word "waiter" or "waitress", and put together with the suffix "-tron".
Etymology of "-tron": Greek, suffix denoting an instrument; akin to Old English.
It is a dehumanizing term often used to refer to a waiter/waitress.
Etymology of "-tron": Greek, suffix denoting an instrument; akin to Old English.
It is a dehumanizing term often used to refer to a waiter/waitress.
Dick goes into a restaurant and places a stack of one dollar bills on the table. Dick tells the waitron that this is his tip. If the waitron does bad, a dollar will be taken away. Good, a dollar put back. As his server slowly dissatisfies him, he removes the money from the tip pile. Waitron is saddened.
by TooCrooked December 4, 2004
A unisex term for a restaurant server. Replaces waitress or waiter. First used in Mustache Bill's Diner in N.J. in the early 1970s.
I really like the waitrons at my local diner. They are always greet me kindly and bring my coffee with the menu.
by Mustache Bill January 4, 2014
by cronix April 30, 2004