busser

noun

bus·​ser ˈbə-sər 

plural bussers

US

: a person who removes dirty dishes and resets tables in a restaurant : a restaurant worker who buses tables

The classic service involves smoothly functioning teams of captains, waiters and bussers, who seem to know just how friendly to be without stepping over the line.

—Harvey Steiman, Wine Spectator, 15 Mar. 1995

Word History

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

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