office boy
See also: office-boy
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From office + boy (“junior employee”).
Noun edit
office boy (plural office boys)
- A junior male clerk employed in a professional office to perform odd jobs, such as running errands or making copies.
Related terms edit
Translations edit
boy or junior clerk employed in a professional office
References edit
- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967