man Friday

noun

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

man Friday

noun

1. a loyal male servant or assistant

Word History and Origins

Origin of man Friday¹

1885–90; after Friday, the devoted servant in Robinson Crusoe

Word History and Origins

Origin of man Friday¹

after the native in Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe (1719)

Example Sentences

Anaheim police officers fatally shot a man Friday night after responding to a report of a possible robbery, officials said.

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Police did not identify the man Friday night, saying they had yet to notify his next of kin.

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Los Angeles police arrested a man Friday in connection with a road-rage-fueled scuffle at Los Angeles International Airport that knocked an elderly woman to the ground, leaving her unconscious.

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Police arrested a man Friday in connection with the assault, three days after having released a photo of the suspect.

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A California Highway Patrol officer fatally shot a man Friday outside a mall in Cerritos, authorities said.

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