busboy

Or bus boy

[buhs-boi]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of busboy¹

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.

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I told Sun I got to know Juan Romero, the Ambassador Hotel busboy who cradled the wounded Kennedy, whom he had met earlier while delivering room service.

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Colored men labored as bellmen and servers and busboys and porters, which were some of the best jobs they were able to obtain during those times.

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When the family paid their bill & got up to leave, I ran over to the table before the busboy came to clear off their plates.

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Mayor Goldie, having worked his way up the ladder from busboy to civic leader, is trying to fix that clock so his citizens can use it.

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