Definition of Busboy

1. Noun. A restaurant attendant who sets tables and assists waiters and clears away dirty dishes.


Definition of Busboy

1. Noun. Assistant waiter; one who clears plates from and cleans tables; one who buses ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Busboy

1. a waiter's assistant [n -BOYS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Busboy

bus shelter
bus station
bus stations
bus stop
bus stops
bus terminal
bus ticket
bus topology
bus traffic
bus trap
bus traps
busaa
busbar
busbars
busbies
busboy (current term)
busboys
busby
buscon
buscons
bused
buserelin
buses
busfare
busfares
busgirl
busgirls
bush-Kanaka
bush-dog

Literary usage of Busboy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1873)
"‘ would have been an appropriate one for its title-page. In the Churchyard at busboy, in addition to ..."

2. Falling from Heights by Chris F. Needham (2007)
"So now, getting a good look at our father, the pimply little busboy scurries off to get the manager. Long story short: manager and Dad get into an argument, ..."

3. The Best Plays by Burns Mantle, Louis Kronenberger (1899)
"Hymie, the busboy at the Cafe Crown, who has previously put his savings into all the Cole ventures, agrees to help with the new play until he discovers it ..."

4. Allegations for Marriage Licences Issued by the Vicar-general of the by George John Armytage, Canterbury, Eng. (Province). Registry of the vicar-general, HARLEIAN SOCIETY. (1892)
"... of Pinner, par. of Harrow on the Hill, her parents being dead; at Harrow afs”, or Pinner afsd, busboy, co. Hertford, or Stanmore, cc. ..."

5. The Catskills Alive! by Francine Silverman (2003)
"When I complained to the busboy, he gave me a "that's the way it's done, lady" look, but the maitre'd took $3 off the price. The restaurant is accommodating ..."

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