busboy

[buhs-boi] /ˈbʌsˌbɔɪ/

noun

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

Also, bus boy.

Origin

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

Examples from the web for busboy

He dug ditches at a construction company owned by a friend's family and worked as a restaurant busboy.
The busboy was almost angelic in that white service coat, his eyes drained of innocence, the background a dark blur.
He evaluated the restaurants from the owner down to the busboy and pulled no punches about what was wrong and what was right.
Every waiter and busboy and reveler has left the hotel nightclub, but the balloons and the confetti remain.
Voluntary sharing of tips by a waiter with a busboy or similar employee is also permissible.
He has an employment history as a painter, carpenter, and restaurant busboy and waiter.
Before working as an injection molder claimant was employed for several years as a busboy.
Another individual worked as a busboy through a high school-based program.

Word Origin and History for busboy

also bus-boy, 1913, from bus (v.) in the restaurant sense + boy.

Slang definitions & phrases for busboy

noun

A person who clears dirty dishes and tableware from restaurant tables: Talking very tough to a bus boy (1913+)