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ERRAND BOY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does errand boy mean?
• ERRAND BOY (noun)
The noun ERRAND BOY has 1 sense:
1. a boy who earns money by running errands
Familiarity information: ERRAND BOY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A boy who earns money by running errands
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
errand boy; messenger boy
Hypernyms ("errand boy" is a kind of...):
courier; messenger (a person who carries a message)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "errand boy"):
Context examples
"Stay where you are, Jo. I'm errand boy to this establishment," said Laurie, taking up his cap.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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"The ideal phrase is that which is short and to the point." (Arabic proverb)
"Flatter the mother to get the girl." (Corsican proverb)