: a waiter's assistant
specifically
: one who removes dirty dishes and resets tables in a restaurant
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In his early career, Say supplemented his modest income by working part-time as a busboy at the Flamingo Chuckwagon in Honolulu, earning $2-3 per hour.
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Jeremy Yurow, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
There’s no robot anywhere in the world right now, for example, that can sort a bowlful of coins as well as the average child or clear a table as well as a restaurant busboy.
—Erik Brynjolfsson, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2015
Ganem went on to work in the industry, starting as a server and a busboy at a sushi restaurant, finally getting to make sushi when a prep cook didn’t show up one day.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024
Over his decades at The Firehouse Restaurant, Ortiz has served in a variety of positions, including busboy, waiter and general manager.
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 23 May 2024
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Jeremy Yurow, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
There’s no robot anywhere in the world right now, for example, that can sort a bowlful of coins as well as the average child or clear a table as well as a restaurant busboy.
—Erik Brynjolfsson, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2015
Ganem went on to work in the industry, starting as a server and a busboy at a sushi restaurant, finally getting to make sushi when a prep cook didn’t show up one day.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024
Over his decades at The Firehouse Restaurant, Ortiz has served in a variety of positions, including busboy, waiter and general manager.
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 23 May 2024
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“Busboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/busboy. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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busboy
noun
bus·boy
ˈbəs-ˌbȯi 
: a person employed in a restaurant to remove dirty dishes and set tables
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