waitstaff

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noun

Collectively, staff employed to wait at tables in a restaurant.

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Meanings

nounwaitstaff (usually uncountable, plural waitstaffs)

plural waitstaffs · alternative wait staff · alternative UK waiting staff

  1. CanadaUSuncountableusuallyCollectively, staff employed to wait at tables in a restaurant.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
waitron

Origin

From wait + staff.

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Translations

Finnish tarjoiluhenkilökunta, tarjoilijat
  • tarjoiluhenkilökuntawaiters collectively
  • tarjoilijatwaiters collectively
Italian personale di sala
  • personale di salawaiters collectively
Cite this entry
APA

waitstaff. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waitstaff

MLA

“waitstaff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waitstaff. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “waitstaff,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waitstaff.

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