houseboy

American  

[hous-boi] / ˈhaʊsˌbɔɪ /

noun

1. houseman.

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houseboy British  

/ ˈhaʊsˌbɔɪ /

noun

1. a male domestic servant

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Etymology

Origin of houseboy

First recorded in 1895–1900; house + boy

Example Sentences

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

“I work at the university in Nsukka and I am on my way there. My houseboy is there. I have to get my manuscript and some personal belongings.”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie