"waiting staff" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: waiting staffs [plural]
Etymology: waiting + staff Etymology templates: {{compound|en|waiting|staff}} waiting + staff Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} waiting staff (usually uncountable, plural waiting staffs)
  1. (UK) Collectively, staff employed to wait at tables in a restaurant. Wikipedia link: Waiting staff Tags: UK, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Collectives, People Synonyms: waitstaff, wait staff [Canada, US] Related terms: waiter, waitress, server Translations (waiters collectively): tarjoiluhenkilökunta (Finnish), tarjoilijat [plural] (Finnish), kelnerstwo [neuter] (Polish)

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