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bus boy

bus boy is the alternative form of busboy.

Meaning of busboy

Noun

busboy (plural busboys)

  1. (US) An assistant waiter; one who clears plates from and cleans tables.
    • Katara might be able to pull it off, but you two would be lucky to pass as busboys.2006 September 22, Tim Hedrick, “City of Walls and Secrets” (12:23 from the start), in Lauren MacMullan, director, Avatar: The Last Airbender, season 2 (Book Two: Earth), episode 14, spoken by Toph...
    Synonyms:
    busser, omnibus

Forms of bus boy

pluralbus boys

Questions about bus boy

What is bus boy the alternative form of?
Bus boy is the alternative form of busboy.

Words near bus boy in the dictionary

  1. Burzynski
  2. Burzynskis
  3. bus
  4. bus bar
  5. bus bars
  6. bus boy
  7. bus boys
  8. bus bridge
  9. bus bridges
  10. bus buddies
  11. bus buddy

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