office boy
a person, traditionally a boy, employed in an office to run errands, do odd jobs, etc.
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How to use office boy in a sentence
A pimply-faced office boy elbowed him out of it and the man turned away meekly.
"In most places like this, the office boy or the janitor does such work," said Harry.
From Farm to Fortune | Horatio Alger Jr.By and by the office boy, supposedly innocent, would find another for him, and all would be forgotten.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete | Albert Bigelow PaineAll the clerks looked up; and the red-headed office-boy was prompt in answer to the bell Paul rang a moment after.
Tales of Fantasy and Fact | Brander MatthewsJust inside the door was the office-boy, who hastily hid an unlighted cigarette as he caught sight of the senior partner's son.
Tales of Fantasy and Fact | Brander Matthews
British Dictionary definitions for office boy
a former name for office junior
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