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
Charles Omari Ager, a houseboy for the sister-wives, had his phone turned off and wrapped in a plastic bag in his pocket when the first text came in.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2017
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
That he stole away to America as the houseboy of a retiring two-star general.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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