"wait staff" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wait staffs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} wait staff (usually uncountable, plural wait staffs)
  1. (US, Canada) Alternative form of waitstaff. Tags: Canada, US, alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually Alternative form of: waitstaff
    Sense id: en-wait_staff-en-noun-sVEukb8i Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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