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

The waiters are really nice, and some of them I’ve known since they were busboys, so it’s fun to see them.

From Los Angeles Times

It was the lunch rush earlier this week, yet every Gale’s server, busboy and cook stopped what they were doing to shake Jarrín’s hand.

From Los Angeles Times

Something’s Fishy — the sushi place of yesteryear where my brother worked as a busboy and where sake warmed the soul after a day in the cold Pacific.

From Los Angeles Times

He’s 73, with 53 years on the job, having started as a busboy and working his way up to chef.

From Los Angeles Times

He stars as the busboy at a beatnik bar who uses his incredibly lifelike sculptures to impress the hip clientele.

From New York Times