bus是 “公交车”，boy是 “男孩”，那么busboy是什么意思？ - 知乎 到20世纪，汽车逐步替代了马车 bus替代了 omnibus 才简化为busboy 这里的bus用来比喻餐厅里收脏碗盘的推车 像公交车一样载满各式各样的餐具，来回穿梭 例： James worked as a busboy for one year 詹姆斯 曾做过一年的餐厅勤杂工。
Busser - Wikipedia A bus boy or busboy assists the waiter or waitress in a restaurant; he clears dishes (he buses or busses them), and all of his duties come under the heading of busing or bussing