houseboy
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of houseboy
Example Sentences
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Once in London, however, he had to sleep on Dr Obeta's sofa and says the doctor used him as a houseboy.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2023
Michener became a houseboy of sorts for the Swopes and built them a greenhouse.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 4, 2018
But his learning lies fallow—he writes nothing, publishes nothing—and his houseboy calls him “the Great Darkness” for his ability to absorb the splendors of English literature without emitting any light of his own.
From Slate ● Jan. 9, 2015
Ito’s decision to allow cameras at the trial—which enabled CNN to provide wall-to-wall coverage—turned even such bit players as houseboy Kato Kaelin into household names.
From Newsweek ● Feb. 23, 2013
Mr. Underdown stared at Mother like he suddenly had no idea where she’d come from—like that houseboy that didn’t know how the sugar got under his shirt.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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