English
busboy
Busboy comes from English omnibus ‘assistant waiter’.
- English1500–presentomnibus‘assistant waiter’
- Englishearliest quotation 2006busboy
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- English1500–presentomnibus‘assistant waiter’
- Englishearliest quotation 2006busboy
Earliest quotation: 2006, Tim Hedrick, City of Walls and Secrets: “Katara might be able to pull it off, but…”
Linked words
through English omnibus ‘assistant waiter’
Today it means
noun An assistant waiter; one who clears plates from and cleans tables.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English omnibus / busboy