waitstaff
/ˈweɪtstɑːf/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈweɪtstæf/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈwāt-ˌstaf/ (ame, mw)
waitstaff — noun
1. the group of restaurant workers who take orders, serve meals at the table, and c
the group of restaurant workers who take orders, serve meals at the table, and check what customers need during a meal
The waitstaff at Golden Lotus remembered Mina's peanut allergy right away.
collective noun: the service team in one restaurant
After the concert ended, the waitstaff cleared thirty tables in twenty minutes.
Our waitstaff are wearing blue aprons during this weekend's seafood festival.
The manager thanked the waitstaff for staying late after the power cut.
When Lena dropped a glass, the waitstaff brought towels and a mop.
- serving staff
more formal term for the people who serve customers in a restaurant
- restaurant staff
broader term that can also include cooks, hosts, and managers
- servers
countable plural for the individual workers rather than the team as one group
文法句型
the waitstaff + singular/plural verb
用法筆記
Usually refers to the whole team in a restaurant, not one worker. In North American English it is a common gender-neutral term, and it can take either a singular or plural verb depending on whether you mean the team as one unit or as several people.