office boy

office boy
a person, traditionally a boy, employed in an office to run errands, do odd jobs, etc.
[1840-50]

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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

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