"busser" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bussers [plural]
Etymology: From bus (noun) + -er. Etymology templates: {{af|en|bus|-er|pos1=noun}} bus (noun) + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} busser (plural bussers)
  1. (historical) A mid-sized horse used to pull a bus. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-busser-en-noun-G8ItYtXQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Horses, Restaurants Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17 Disambiguation of Horses: 71 29 Disambiguation of Restaurants: 64 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: bussers [plural]
Etymology: From bus (verb), a back-formation from busboy, + -er. Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en|busboy|nocap=1|nocat=1}} back-formation from busboy, {{suffix|en||-er|id2=agent noun}} + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} busser (plural bussers)
  1. (US) An assistant waiter; one who busses. Tags: US Synonyms: omnibus
    Sense id: en-busser-en-noun-en:assistant_waiter Categories (other): American English, Occupations, People Disambiguation of Occupations: 44 56 Disambiguation of People: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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