houseboy

[ hous-boi ]

noun

1. houseman ( def 1 ).

houseboy

/ ˈhaʊsˌbɔɪ /

noun

1. a male domestic servant

Word History and Origins

Origin of houseboy¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; house + boy

Example Sentences

He was a plantation houseboy in Virginia and did, as Cecil does in the film, leave in the pursuit of better employment.

From The Daily Beast

He was a houseboy for Mrs. Burris and then he was a houseboy for my grandmother.

From The Daily Beast

The cook and the houseboy looked after him with the unobtrusive perfection of service found only in the East.

From Project Gutenberg

The umfaan will save half of his wages of $2.50 or $3 a month that he receives as houseboy.

From Project Gutenberg

Lazada waved a pudgy hand and a slippered houseboy appeared like a genie, carrying two iced glasses of coke.

From Project Gutenberg

It was missing in him still, when he came that night rather late to the apartment where only the Japanese houseboy awaited him.

From Project Gutenberg

On Earth, he lived in a little Vermont cottage and enjoyed the quiet companionship of two cats, a Japanese houseboy, and a wife.

From Project Gutenberg