waitstaff

noun

wait·​staff ˈwāt-ˌstaf 

: the staff of servers at a restaurant

Examples of waitstaff in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The waitstaff insist on presenting each dish to the table, then serving portions directly onto diners’ plates. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

The diner has now become a popular tourist destination, with live musical performances by waitstaff. — Noelle Lilley, CBS News, 30 June 2026

The waitstaff was young and attractive, the silverware was clean, and the food was attractively displayed when we were served. — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 19 June 2026

Accuracy of food orders, food and beverage quality, and courtesy and helpfulness of waitstaff remained the top factors for satisfaction, and all improved year-over-year, while quality of the mobile app and website satisfaction remained at the bottom but also improved. — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for waitstaff

• behalf
• carafe
• distaff
• falstaff
• giraffe
• autograph
• biograph
• cenotaph
• chronograph
• epigraph
• epitaph
• hodograph

Kids Definition

waitstaff

noun

wait·​staff ˈwāt-ˌstaf 

: a staff of servers at a restaurant