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noun
a male assistant to an administrator or executive; right-hand man.
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Origin of man Friday
1885–90; after Friday, the devoted servant in Robinson Crusoe
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maneuver, maneuverable, Man fern, man flu, Manfredini, man Friday, manful, manga, mangabey, Mangalore, Mangaluru
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British Dictionary definitions for man Friday
man Friday
noun
a loyal male servant or assistant
Word Origin for man Friday
after the native in Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe (1719)
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