waitstaff
or wait staff
[ weyt-staf, ‐stahf ]
/ ˈweɪtˈstæf, ‐ˈstɑf /
noun
a staff of waiters or waitresses who wait on tables, as in a restaurant.
a waiter or waitress.
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Words nearby waitstaff
wait out, waitperson, waitress, waitressing, waitron, waitstaff, wait up, Waitz, waive, waiver, waiver of premium
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Example sentences from the Web for waitstaff
Waitstaff, whose hourly wages are a fairly trivial part of their compensation, will presumably just clock out and keep working.
Working stiffs like the waitstaff around us did not even enter into his calculation.