Meanings
nounwaiting staff (usually uncountable, plural waiting staffs)
plural waiting staffs · alternative Canada US waitstaff · alternative Canada US wait staff
- UKuncountableusuallyCollectively, staff employed to wait at tables in a restaurant.
Origin
Translations
Finnish tarjoiluhenkilökunta, tarjoilijat
- tarjoiluhenkilökuntawaiters collectively
- tarjoilijatwaiters collectively
Polish kelnerstwo
- kelnerstwowaiters collectively
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APA
waiting staff. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waiting%20staff
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“waiting staff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waiting%20staff. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “waiting staff,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waiting%20staff.
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