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busboy

or bus boy

[ buhs-boi ]

/ ˈbʌsˌbɔɪ /

noun

a waiter's helper in a restaurant or other public dining room.

Origin of busboy

1910–15, Americanism; bus- short for omnibus waiter's helper (see omnibus) + boy

Words nearby busboy

bus shelter, bus stop, bus topology, bus., busbar, busboy, busby, busch, buschke-löwenstein tumor, buschke-ollendorf syndrome, busera

Example sentences from the Web for busboy

Working as a busboy in Miami during the 1980s, Rameau often faced racism due to his ethnicity.

Moonwalking With the Many Michael Jacksons |Justin Jones |August 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
From 1934 to 1942, he was a busboy, a dishwasher, a truck driver, and a longshoreman.

The Stacks: Mr. Bad Taste and Trouble Himself: Robert Mitchum |Robert Ward |July 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Politely, she asks a busboy to replace some burnt-out light bulbs in the ceiling.

Stacks: Hitting the Note with the Allman Brothers Band |Grover Lewis |March 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
BUSBOY: (screaming inside dumpster) WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN?!?!?!?

Frank Underwood Will Not Tolerate Insubordination in This Olive Garden |Kelly Williams Brown |February 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Ryan, he said, worked as a busboy for the restaurant for a year and a half while he was in high school.

Adam Lanza Destroyed His Hard Drive Before Attack |Christine Pelisek |December 18, 2012 |DAILY BEAST