Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

waitstaff

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: wait-staff
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Canadian usage; American usage; Uncountable

Etymology

From wait + staff.

Usage

Inflected Forms

waitstaffs (plural) wait staff (alternative) waiting staff (alternative, UK)

Frequently Paired Words

waiter waitress server

Questions

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

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