busboy

English

Etymology

From bus +‎ boy.

Noun

busboy (plural busboys)

1. (US) An assistant waiter; one who clears plates from and cleans tables.

Related terms

• busgirl
• busser
• bussing station
• barback

Translations

assistant waiter; one who clears plates from and cleans tables

• Dutch: bordenwasser (nl)
• Finnish: plokkari (fi)
• German: Hilfskellner m
• Hungarian: kisegítő pincér/felszolgáló
• Romanian: picolo (ro) m
• Slovene: pomivalec m, pomočnik m
• Spanish: ayudante de camarero m or f, ayudante de mozo m or f, galopín (es) m (Mexico), comís m
• Swedish: diskplockare (sv), nisse (sv) c
• Turkish: garson yamağı