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busser

busser noun: a mid-sized horse used to pull a bus.

Noun (1)

busser (plural bussers)

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

Noun (2)

busser (plural bussers)

  1. (US) An assistant waiter; one who busses.
    • Many owners have long sought to boost the pay of kitchen workers and bussers by forcing servers to share their tips.2018 March 24, Lydia DePillis, “Few noticed, but Congress just banned restaurants from skimming tips”, in CNN, archived from the original on 09 Dec 2024
    • 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.2025 February 11, Wendy Fry, “‘It was just a regular morning’: Californians picked up in recent ICE raids include kids, volunteers”, in SFGate
    Synonyms:
    omnibus

Synonyms of busser

Forms of busser

pluralbussers

Origin of busser

From bus (noun) + -er.

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

Questions about busser

What does busser mean?
Busser means a mid-sized horse used to pull a bus.
What part of speech is busser?
Busser is a noun.
What is the plural of busser?
The plural of busser is bussers.

Words near busser in the dictionary

  1. busseins
  2. bussell
  3. Bussells
  4. Busselton
  5. bussenite
  6. busser
  7. Bussero
  8. bussers
  9. busses
  10. busses down
  11. Bussey

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