work as a waiter

Meaning

This phrase describes the job of serving food and drinks to customers in a restaurant, cafe, or bar. It is commonly used when discussing part-time jobs, student employment, or careers in the hospitality industry.

Examples

• He decided to work as a waiter during the summer holidays to earn some extra cash.

  He decided to work as a waiter during the summer holidays to earn some extra cash.

• My brother used to work as a waiter at a busy Italian restaurant downtown.

  My brother used to work as a waiter at a busy Italian restaurant downtown.

• It can be quite stressful to work as a waiter on Friday nights.

  It can be quite stressful to work as a waiter on Friday nights.

• She had to work as a waiter to pay her university tuition fees.

  She had to work as a waiter to pay her university tuition fees.

• If you work as a waiter, you can often make good money from tips.

  If you work as a waiter, you can often make good money from tips.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ He works like a waiter at a restaurant.

  ✓ He works as a waiter at a restaurant.

  Use 'work as' to state someone's actual job or role. 'Work like' means to work in a similar manner to something else, or is used in comparisons.

• ✗ My friend works as waiter.

  ✓ My friend works as a waiter.

  Singular job titles require an indefinite article ('a' or 'an') after 'work as'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• To support his studies, he had to ___ at a local cafe.

  💡 serve food and drinks as a job

  Show answer

  work as a waiter

• Is it difficult to ___ when the restaurant is fully booked?

  💡 do the job of serving tables

  Show answer

  work as a waiter