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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
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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