errand boy
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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When the Nazis came that night, she recognized one of them as a former errand boy of the business.
From Scientific American • Sep. 28, 2023
The judge said that while Treanor has been described as "an errand boy", it was euphemism that "doesn't sit well with the gravity of the offence".
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2023
Some ads sound downright Dickensian, like this one from 1890: “WANTED — A young lad as errand boy; must come well recommended.”
From Washington Post • Sep. 5, 2021
A first-year New York film student meets a Godfather look-alike and becomes his errand boy.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2020
Realizing we have to find a way to get more food, Pa somehow arranges for Kim to work at the chiefs house as his errand boy.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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