Definition of "busboy" [busboy]

• A restaurant employee who clears away dirty dishes, sets tables, and serves as an assistant to a waiter or waitress. (noun)

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• "When the busboy is giving you better than service than your waiter."
• "I remember how Dad thought being a busboy was a real good job."
• "Service is obviously still taking shape...we weren't offered any water, I had to ask for silverware & napkins, our dishes should have arrived simultaneously to avoid the "no go ahead and start without me" uncomfortableness, we had to wait a bit for the waffles since there was the snafu with the lemon curd, plus the busboy was a bit too intent on clearing our plates quickly."