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a person, traditionally a boy, employed in an office to run errands, do odd jobs, etc.[1840-50]
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office boy
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office boy — UK US noun [C] OLD FASHIONED ► WORKPLACE a young man who works in an office doing simple tasks: »From humble beginnings as an office boy, he rose to become CEO of a major company … Financial and business terms
office boy — office .boy n old fashioned a boy or young man who does simple jobs in an office … Dictionary of contemporary English
office boy — ☆ office boy n. a boy or man who works in an office, doing odd jobs and errands … English World dictionary
office boy — office boys N COUNT An office boy is a young man, especially one who has just left school, who is employed in an office to do simple tasks. [OLD FASHIONED] … English dictionary
office boy — office ,boy noun count a young man who works in an office doing jobs that do not need special skill … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
office boy — noun a young man who is employed to do odd jobs in a business office (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑employee * * * noun, pl ⋯ boys [count] old fashioned : a boy or man employed to do simple jobs in an office * * * ˈoffice boy [office boy] ˈoffice girl … Useful english dictionary
office boy — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms office boy : singular office boy plural office boys a young man who works in an office doing jobs that do not need special skill … English dictionary
office boy — Synonyms and related words: Ganymede, Hebe, airline hostess, airline stewardess, attendant, batman, bellboy, bellhop, bellman, bootblack, boots, cabin boy, caddie, callboy, caller, chore boy, copyboy, cupbearer, errand boy, errand girl, footboy,… … Moby Thesaurus
office boy — of′fice boy n. a person, traditionally a boy, employed in an office to run errands, do odd jobs, etc • Etymology: 1840–50 … From formal English to slang
office boy — /ˈɒfəs bɔɪ/ (say ofuhs boy) noun a boy employed in an office for errands, etc …
office boy — noun Date: 1842 a boy or man employed for odd jobs in a business office … New Collegiate Dictionary
