waitstaff
Americannoun
-
a staff of waiters or waitresses who wait on tables, as in a restaurant.
-
a waiter or waitress.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Some pretended to be difficult customers to allow the waitstaff to rehearse for future nitpicking.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025
Soft-spoken, polite to waitstaff, engaged with each other without ever so much as glancing at a phone.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025
While many folks described uplifting interactions with waitstaff as important, a few said they prefer to enjoy their food uninterrupted.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 29, 2024
While their work was different—they were doctors, chefs, engineers, waitstaff, and technical assistants, among others—the women I interviewed in Ciudad del Carmen had similar motivations.
From Slate • Dec. 16, 2023
Even some patrons, waitstaff, and cooks snuck out to see what the commotion was all about and then joined in the “Mira!” chant fest.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
