bus boy
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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One of his favorite stories recalls the time actor Charlton Heston, who played Moses in the “Ten Commandments” and later was president of the National Rifle Assn., got him fired as a bus boy.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 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
As she leans back for a breather, a bus boy drops a load of dishes.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2018
The Spokesman-Review says Reed started working as a bus boy at the hotel on June 1, 1942.
From Washington Times • Apr. 10, 2018
When we order a specially prepared dinner, with our suggestions as to its composition and service, we tip the head waiter, the chef, the waiter and the bus boy.
From Bohemian San Francisco Its restaurants and their most famous recipes—The elegant art of dining. by Edwords, Clarence E. (Clarence Edgar)
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