Used in a Sentence

busboy

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for busboy.

Editorial note

If you buy a nice dinner and the restaurant doesn't pay the busboy, you don't kick the waiter.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

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

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of busboy gathered in one view.

noun

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

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for busboy.

noun

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

Example sentences

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If you buy a nice dinner and the restaurant doesn't pay the busboy, you don't kick the waiter.

2

But at this point, exponential growth into the future that far out is 'busboy giving investment advice' exuberance.

3

He runs Spartina Productions which, along with Busboy Productions, produces The Late Show for CBS.

4

Of course not, they really care about the 18 year old Mexican or Guatemalan busboy that came across the border at 12.

5

As a software engineer I make something resembling 50x the wage of what I made as a busboy.

6

Even at a restaurant, you can always be a busboy or a dishwasher.

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Or maybe it's $80 for me, $20 for you, and screw the busboy.

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He usually had two to four tables and had to split tips with two or more assistant waiters, a busboy, and the bartender.

9

Before I was a developer I was poor and worked as a busboy and a dishwasher for several years.

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No need to work as a busboy or at a dry cleaning service.

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For what it is worth, the hardest I ever worked in my entire life was as a busboy at Chili's.

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If people come in expecting a great steak and they get something the busboy tossed into a microwave, they're just going to feel lied to.

Quote examples

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Reminds me of the old Busboy's song "There goes the neighborhood" from the early 80s - an ironic look at what would happen if white people realized the neighborhoods they gave up in the mad dash for the suburbs in the 50s and 60s were actually pretty nice and really convenient to their jobs.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use busboy in a sentence?

If you buy a nice dinner and the restaurant doesn't pay the busboy, you don't kick the waiter.

What does busboy mean?

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

What part of speech is busboy?

busboy is commonly used as noun.