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bus⋅boy

  [buhs-boi]
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–noun
a waiter's helper in a restaurant or other public dining room.
Also, bus boy.

Origin:
1910–15, Americanism; bus- short for omnibus waiter's helper (see omnibus ) + boy
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bus·boy also bus boy   (bŭs'boi')   
n.  A restaurant employee who clears away dirty dishes, sets tables, and serves as an assistant to a waiter or waitress.

[(omni)bus + boy.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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