: a waiter's assistant
specifically
: one who removes dirty dishes and resets tables in a restaurant
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Perez’s mother was a substitute teacher and his father worked at restaurants as a dishwasher and busboy.
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Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 5 May 2025
The pilot follows an offbeat Fresno diner where an ex-party girl, a volatile chef, and an oddball busboy contend with ghost pirates, volcanoes, and the minor inconvenience of dying.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
Among them is the club’s busboy singer Ibrahim (Mel Seme as the elder, Wesley Wray as his younger self); guitarist-singer Compay (Julio Monge and Da’von T. Moody); and pianist Ruben (Jainardo Batista Sterling and Leonardo Reyna).
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 20 Mar. 2025
Run by ex-party girl Wendy, unhinged chef Milius, and odd busboy Willard, this Fresno greasy spoon must overcome unpaid bills and a once-in-a-lifetime volcanic eruption.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
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Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 5 May 2025
The pilot follows an offbeat Fresno diner where an ex-party girl, a volatile chef, and an oddball busboy contend with ghost pirates, volcanoes, and the minor inconvenience of dying.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
Among them is the club’s busboy singer Ibrahim (Mel Seme as the elder, Wesley Wray as his younger self); guitarist-singer Compay (Julio Monge and Da’von T. Moody); and pianist Ruben (Jainardo Batista Sterling and Leonardo Reyna).
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 20 Mar. 2025
Run by ex-party girl Wendy, unhinged chef Milius, and odd busboy Willard, this Fresno greasy spoon must overcome unpaid bills and a once-in-a-lifetime volcanic eruption.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Busboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/busboy. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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busboy
noun
bus·boy
ˈbəs-ˌbȯi 
: a person employed in a restaurant to remove dirty dishes and set tables
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