noun
1. A mechanical waiter or waitress.
The visionaries at Hanna-Barbera imagined that one day waitrons would anticipate our every need in dining establishments.
Synonyms: attendant, butler, garcon, host, hostess, maître d', server, would-be actor/artist/dancer/musician/writer.
* If you consider the etymology of waitron, it comes from the same root as the words waiter and waitress, but is combined with the Greek suffix "tron" meaning instrument or machine, thereby dehumanizing the term. Consequently, this term could be considered extremely offensive to those in the fine profession of bringing me delicious food that hasn't been spat on or otherwise fondled. Such offense was not my intention.
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