"waitstaff" meaning in English

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Noun

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

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