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bus boy

British  

noun

  1. a waiter's assistant

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In his early teens, Shreiber worked at a golf course, then as a bus boy at the Ritz-Carlton.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

After arriving in the U.S. in 1971, Wang took any job he could find — bus boy, grocery deliverer, sous chef.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 26, 2024

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

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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