'busboy' Why does the word 'busboy' refers to a person who works in a restaurant？Why not refer to a person who works in a bus company？Why does the word 'busboy' refer to a person who works in a resta

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'busboy' Why does the word 'busboy' refers to a person who works in a restaurant？Why not refer to a person who works in a bus company？Why does the word 'busboy' refer to a person who works in a restaurant？

Sep 3, 2015 10:49 PM

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Because 'bus' is also a verb: to remove dirty dishes from (a table at a restaurant) To bus a table is to clean it up, basically.

September 3, 2015

One possible reason is that the trolley that a bussie (busboy/KP) uses could be called a "bus" (ie. in the sense that it transports a lot of things). I'm reminded that computing uses "bus" in the same sense (ie. transporting things).

September 3, 2015

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