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errand boys

errand boys is the plural of errand boy.

Meaning of errand boy

Noun

errand boy (plural errand boys)

  1. A male employed to run errands.
    • There was plenty of food and plenty of work. He was to be errand boy, and to help the girls to carry wood and water and do other odd jobs.1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 96
  2. (occasionally derogatory) Someone in a responsible position who performs relatively menial tasks for a senior manager.

Questions about errand boys

What is errand boys the plural of?
Errand boys is the plural of errand boy.

Words near errand boys in the dictionary

  1. Erraid
  2. errancies
  3. errancy
  4. errand
  5. errand boy
  6. errand boys
  7. errand ghost
  8. errand ghosts
  9. errand-ghost
  10. errand-ghosts
  11. erranded

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