Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [buhs-boi]
- /ˈbʌsˌbɔɪ/
- /ˈbəˈs.bɔɪ/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [buhs-boi]
- /ˈbʌsˌbɔɪ/
Definitions of busboy word
- noun busboy waiter's assistant 3
- noun busboy a worker in a restaurant who sets and clears tables, brings water, etc. 3
- noun busboy a waiter's helper in a restaurant or other public dining room. 1
- noun busboy restaurant employee who clears tables 1
- noun busboy Assistant waiter; one who clears plates from and cleans tables; one who buses. 0
Information block about the term
Origin of busboy
First appearance:
before 1910 One of the 15% newest English words
1910-15, Americanism; bus- short for omnibus waiter's helper (see omnibus) + boy
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Busboy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
busboy popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
busboy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with busboy
- what is a busboy?
- what does a busboy do?
- how much does a busboy make?
- how much does a busboy make an hour?
- how to be a good busboy?
- how much money does a busboy make?
- where does the term busboy come from?
- how to be a busboy?
- what does a busboy do at a restaurant?
- how much does a busboy get paid?
- what is a busboy in a restaurant?
- what is a busboy job?
- how to be the best busboy?
- what is a busboy job description?
- what is busboy job?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with b
- Words starting with bu
- Words starting with bus
- Words starting with busb
- Words starting with busbo
- Words starting with busboy