variants
or waitpeople
as in waiters
a person who serves food or drink
asked the waitperson what she would recommend on the menu
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waiters
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Fresh fruit juices and local soy milk line up neatly along the walls like waiters.—
Rosalyn Wikeley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Jan. 2026 -
There were no waiters with tiny hors d’oeuvres.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Waitpersons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waitpersons. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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