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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Come dinnertime, waiters clad in starched jackets pour dry local wines and serve hearty portions of homemade pasta with a flourish.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Sep. 2025 -
First, the waiters bring out a tray of poblano peppers topped with a green, white and red bow.—
Eyder Peralta,
NPR,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Waitpersons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waitpersons. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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