waitstaff

noun

wait·​staff ˈwāt-ˌstaf How to pronounce waitstaff (audio)
: the staff of servers at a restaurant

Examples of waitstaff in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Tokyo restaurants on which Sendo is modelled tend to be standing counters, but here Allen has (thankfully) opted for bar-height chairs and a tight crew of waitstaff. Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024 This chapter in tax history began when Congress decided to get tough with tax-avoiding waitstaff. Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024 The bilevel restaurant fills up nightly, with waitstaff (sharply dressed in all black) buzzing around tables covered in plates of clams casino, veal piccata, and New York strip steaks. Regan Stephens, Saveur, 12 Sep. 2024 In some states, waitstaff are paid as little as $2.13 an hour with the expectation that tips will make up the rest of their income. Timothy Kundro, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for waitstaff 

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Word History

First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of waitstaff was in 1981

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“Waitstaff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waitstaff. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

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waitstaff

noun
wait·​staff ˈwāt-ˌstaf How to pronounce waitstaff (audio)
: a staff of servers at a restaurant
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