待まち人びと

noun

person being waited for; the awaited one

Refers to the person one is waiting for, often with a sense of longing or anticipation. Common in poetic or literary contexts.

• 待まち人びとはまだ来こない。

  The person I'm waiting for hasn't come yet.

• 彼かの女じょは駅えきで待まち人びとを探さがしていた。

  She was looking for the person she was waiting for at the station.

noun

person who waits; waiter

Less common; refers to the person doing the waiting. Often replaced by 待っている人 in modern speech.

• 待まち人びとは寒さむさに震ふるえながら立たっていた。

  The waiting person stood shivering in the cold.