office boy

See also: office-boy

English

Alternative forms

• office-boy

Etymology

From office +‎ boy (“junior employee”).

Noun

office boy (plural office boys)

1. A junior male 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
• Bulgarian: разсилен (bg) m (razsilen), разносвач m (raznosvač)
• Catalan: ordenança (ca) m
• Dutch: kantoorknecht (je)
• Polish: boy (pl) m
• Scottish Gaelic: gille-oifis m
• Spanish: ordenanza (es) m

References

• “office boy” in Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary: Based on Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, 7th edition, Springfield, Mass.: G[eorge] & C[harles] Merriam, 1963 (1967 printing), →OCLC.