busboy

noun

bus·boy ˈbəs-ˌbȯi

: a waiter's assistant

specifically : one who removes dirty dishes and resets tables in a restaurant

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In so doing, guests have the same servers, busboys and restaurant managers throughout their trip, and the waitstaff gets to know the guests — and their preferences. —

Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 20 Nov. 2024 Williams, a restaurant busboy, was being held Wednesday afternoon at the Duval County Jail on $55,000 bail after making his first court appearance. —

Terry Spencer, Sun Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2024 One of those cofounders, Jensen Huang, a former Denny’s busboy and Nvidia’s chief executive since that fateful day, is now one of the 10 richest people in the world, with a $127 billion net worth, according to Forbes’ estimates. —

Derek Saul, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024 Chen and models doubled as busboys, serving milk tea and pineapple buns at the intimate runway presentation inside a Hong Kong-style restaurant. —

Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019 See all Example Sentences for busboy