errand boy


noun
  1. (in Britain, esp formerly) a boy employed by a shopkeeper to deliver goods and run other errands

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How to use errand boy in a sentence

  • Vagabond, errand-boy, vagabond, labourer, porter, clerk, chief manager, small partner, Josiah Bounderby of Coketown.

    David's Bookclub: Hard Times | David Frum | September 24, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • Michael asked himself so loudly that an errand-boy stayed his whistling and stared after him until he turned the corner.

    Sinister Street, vol. 1 | Compton Mackenzie
  • By gad, I'll overhaul my office force from the errand-boy up, as soon as I get back home!

    Motor Matt's Mystery | Stanley R. Matthews
  • He knew that the errand-boy slept in a room close by, and might be in bed listening to her, although it was early in the evening.

    File No. 113 | Emile Gaboriau
  • The child was errand-boy for the little shop, and all his tasks were patiently and cheerfully done.

    The White Shield | Myrtle Reed