office boy
noun
a person, traditionally a boy, employed in an office to run errands, do odd jobs, etc.
office boys
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pluralof office boy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But the parade was such a spectacle that the “many imps of office boys who, from a hundred windows, began to unreel the spools of tape that record the fateful messages of the ‘ticker.’
From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2015
The Administration was treating Congress "like office boys," he said, adding: "You'll be treated that way until you stand up on your hind legs and kick them in the slats."
From Time Magazine Archive
The less lucky start at the bottom as office boys at $15 a week, but the average beginning salary is $1,500 a year and a few move right into executive positions at more than $3,000.
From Time Magazine Archive
The difference is accounted for by the clerks, stenographers, office boys, advertising salesmen and janitors who now qualify for membership.
From Time Magazine Archive
Rena Kalski was amazed that afternoon when a line of office boys entered, carrying Miss Devine’s effects, and when Ardessa herself coldly followed them.
From A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays by Willa Sibert Cather
