Queuers

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A group of individuals who are waiting in line, typically to obtain a service or entry to an event
2. Those who line up in an orderly fashion for a particular purpose such as purchasing goods or attending a venue
3. People arranged sequentially in a queue, often showing patience as they await their turn for something specific

Etymology: "Queuers" is the plural of "queuer," a person who queues, and the base word goes back to Old French. "Queue" originally meant a tail, from Latin "cauda," and the English word for a line of waiting people was borrowed from French in the 1700s. The "tail" sense survives in the verb. In the 19th century, British speakers began using "queue" for a line of people waiting their turn, and the verb "to queue" followed as a back-formation from the noun. The agent form "queuer" is a later addition, formed by adding the common suffix "-er" to the verb, so it describes anyone who stands in such a line.