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man Friday

noun
  1. a male assistant to an administrator or executive; right-hand man.

Origin of man Friday

1885–90; after Friday, the devoted servant in Robinson Crusoe
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Related Words for man friday

assistant
British Dictionary definitions for man friday

man Friday

noun
  1. 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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