- office boy
- `office ,boy noun counta young man who works in an office doing jobs that do not need special skill
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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 — 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
