waitpersons

variants or waitpeople
plural of waitperson
as in waiters
a person who serves food or drink asked the waitperson what she would recommend on the menu

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Noun
  • Diners are pulling back on tipping, but waiters and table bussers are still coming out narrowly ahead.
    J.J. McCorvey, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Here, like Kings and Queens, you’ll be called into the Alain Ducasse restaurant by the bang of a wooden staff—with waiters dressed in period costumes (designed by Terre et Ciel).
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Waitpersons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waitpersons. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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