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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

waiting staff

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.77 in modern English

Syllables
wait-ing staff
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Collectively, staff employed to wait at tables in a restaurant.

British usage; Uncountable

Etymology

From waiting + staff.

Usage

Inflected Forms

waiting staffs (plural) waitstaff (alternative, Canada) wait staff (alternative, Canada)

Frequently Paired Words

waiter waitress server

Questions

What does waiting staff mean?
Collectively, staff employed to wait at tables in a restaurant.
Where does waiting staff come from?
From waiting + staff.

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