waitstaff

American  

[weyt-staf, ‐-stahf] / ˈweɪtˈstæf, ‐ˈstɑf /

Or wait staff

noun

1. a staff of waiters or waitresses who wait on tables, as in a restaurant.

2. a waiter or waitress.

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Example Sentences

Waitstaff do a double take at having to get change.

From The Wall Street Journal

The network may be able to lure in a younger crowd with these fresh faces, but by chasing after the new, hot thing to keep up with increased competition, Bravo and “Vanderpump Rules” are getting as lost in the sauce as the SUR waitstaff.

From Salon

A spinoff of “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” “Vanderpump Rules” launched in 2013, giving a peek into the messy and absurd shenanigans of SUR’s youngish waitstaff who all dreamed of life beyond the lounge’s ornately-decorated walls.

From Los Angeles Times

Some pretended to be difficult customers to allow the waitstaff to rehearse for future nitpicking.

From The Wall Street Journal

Paikin remembered incredulous customers asking the waitstaff if they could really just help themselves, and not quite believing it when they heard, “Yes, you can get whatever you want.”

From Slate