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waiting staff

waiting staff noun: collectively, staff employed to wait at tables in a restaurant.

Noun

waiting staff (usually uncountable, plural waiting staffs)

  1. (UK, usually) Collectively, staff employed to wait at tables in a restaurant.

Forms of waiting staff

pluralwaiting staffs
alternative Canada USwaitstaff
alternative Canada USwait staff

Origin of waiting staff

From waiting + staff.

Questions about waiting staff

What does waiting staff mean?
Waiting staff means collectively, staff employed to wait at tables in a restaurant.
What part of speech is waiting staff?
Waiting staff is a noun.
What is the plural of waiting staff?
The plural of waiting staff is waiting staffs.

Words near waiting staff in the dictionary

  1. waiting room
  2. waiting rooms
  3. waiting shed
  4. waiting shelter
  5. waiting shelters
  6. waiting staff
  7. waiting staffs
  8. waiting till the clouds roll by
  9. waiting time
  10. waiting times
  11. waiting to happen

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