busser

English

Etymology 1

From bus (noun) +‎ -er.

Noun

busser (plural bussers)

1. (historical) A mid-sized horse used to pull a bus.

Etymology 2

From bus (verb), a back-formation from busboy, +‎ -er.

Noun

busser (plural bussers)

2. (US) An assistant waiter; one who busses.

   Synonym: omnibus (obsolete)

   Hyponyms: busboy, busgirl

   • 2018 March 24, Lydia DePillis, “Few noticed, but Congress just banned restaurants from skimming tips”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     Many owners have long sought to boost the pay of kitchen workers and bussers by forcing servers to share their tips.

   • 2025 February 11, Wendy Fry, “‘It was just a regular morning’: Californians picked up in recent ICE raids include kids, volunteers”, in SFGate‎^[2]:

     Giovanni Duran, 42, came to California from El Salvador without federal authorization when he was 2 years old, brought by his family. He worked as a busser in a sushi restaurant in Los Angeles, Loreal said.

Translations

assistant waiter — see busboy

Anagrams

• Bruses, Burses, burses, resubs

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /busər/, [ˈb̥usɐ]

Noun

busser c

1. indefinite plural of bus

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

busser m

1. indefinite plural of buss