serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady
Polite term for the act of serving tea, often used for a junior employee's duty in an office setting. Can also refer to the person who serves tea.
See also: 茶汲み
New employees often start with serving tea.
She was hired by the company as a tea server.
Standard polite form with honorific お and kanji 茶汲み.
Common variant with 汲み written in kana.
Compound of honorific prefix お (o) + 茶 (cha, 'tea') + 汲み (kumi, 'drawing, scooping', from verb 汲む kumu).