busboy

American  

[buhs-boi] / ˈbʌsˌbɔɪ /

Or bus boy

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of busboy

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

Example Sentences

Hazrat, who started as a busboy, served the hotel for five decades; in a different setting, his dedication and diligence might eventually have lofted him to a leadership role.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

Little Richard saw him sit in with a band performing at the Palm Springs Biltmore Hotel when he was a 14-year-old busboy, and before Taylor knew it, he was opening for Elvis Presley in Vegas.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2024

Boss has worked as a server at the late Thaiger Room and Rom Mai Thai; JP tended bar at Pestle Rock and, at one point, worked as a busboy at a Vegas casino.

From Seattle Times • May 9, 2024

After arriving in Los Angeles on July 4, 1979, he quickly landed the busboy job in Studio City, but it lasted only a week.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2023

Connor and I watched in disgust as a busboy mixed a giant vat of coleslaw with his hands, his arms buried in it all the way to his biceps.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling