waitstaff

Or wait staff

[weyt-staf, ‐-stahf]

noun

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

2. a waiter or waitress.

Example Sentences

Soft-spoken, polite to waitstaff, engaged with each other without ever so much as glancing at a phone.

From Los Angeles Times

Vance and his wife Usha‘s marriage. The post alleged the second couple were overheard arguing in a restaurant. A third-hand report from waitstaff at the restaurant, Lambert said, was that the couple was “fighting at dinner.”

From Salon

Whoever proves themself the most competent among the housekeepers, chefs, waitstaff and concierges will be rewarded with “a job opportunity” and a $30,000 bonus.

From Salon

TGI Fridays bartenders trained Tom Cruise for his role in the 1988 film “Cocktail,” the company has boasted, and its waitstaff’s colorful button-filled uniforms were parodied in the 1999 film “Office Space,” starring Jennifer Aniston.

From Los Angeles Times

Waitstaff carried trays of drinks, loud music blasted throughout the house and partygoers were snorting cocaine and using marijuana, according to the lawsuit.

From Los Angeles Times