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waitstaff

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

Noun

waitstaff (usually uncountable, plural waitstaffs)

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

Forms of waitstaff

pluralwaitstaffs
alternative formwait staff
alternative UKwaiting staff

Origin of waitstaff

From wait + staff.

Questions about waitstaff

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

Words near waitstaff in the dictionary

  1. waits till the clouds roll by
  2. waits up
  3. waits upon
  4. waits upon hand and foot
  5. Waitsfield
  6. waitstaff
  7. waitstaffs
  8. waitstate
  9. waitstates
  10. Waitt
  11. Waitts

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