bus boy
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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It’s why Tino indulged every customer, both nasty and agreeable, while working his college summers as a bus boy and waiter at Bella Notte, the family restaurant in Pittsburgh known for its shredded pepperoni pizzas.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2025
I would watch him treat the bus boy in the back washing dishes, the same way that he treated his best customer.
From Salon • Apr. 16, 2021
Hoping to earn his own way, Johnny is there employed as a bus boy.
From New York Times • Dec. 26, 2018
As she leans back for a breather, a bus boy drops a load of dishes.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2018
The door stayed open for a moment as the bus boy carried in the dishes.
From The Ear in the Wall by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)
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