office boy

English

Alternative forms

• office-boy

Etymology

From office +‎ boy (“junior employee”).

Noun

office boy (plural office boys)

1. A boy or junior clerk employed in a professional office to perform odd jobs, such as running errands or making copies.

Related terms

• office girl, office lady, office wife

Translations

boy or junior clerk employed in a professional office

• Arabic: راش (farrá:š) m
• Dutch: kantoorknecht(je)

• Scottish Gaelic: gille-oifis m

References

• Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967