office boy

noun

1. a person, traditionally a boy, employed in an office to run errands, do odd jobs, etc.

office boy

noun

1. a former name for office junior

Word History and Origins

Origin of office boy¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

When he was demobbed in 1946, he said he got the only job he could: "office boy" at the Inland Revenue office in Luton, where his wife worked at the Vauxhall car factory.

From BBC

Having started work aged 16 as an office boy in Trafford Park, he went on to become a director of a building firm in Salford.

From BBC

The Davies family’s inherited wealth was derived from Ralph K. Davies, who began at Standard Oil of California as a 15-year-old office boy and rose to become the youngest director in the company’s history.

From New York Times

But after his discharge, a girlfriend told him that The Times was looking to hire an office boy in the photography department for $30 a week.

From New York Times

His parents could not afford to send him to college, but he attended night classes at the University of Chicago while working as a proofreader and office boy for The Chicago Sun-Times.

From New York Times