office boy

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, gofer, hostess, office girl, orderly, page, squire, steward, stewardess, tender, trainbearer, usher, yeoman

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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 — 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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