dogsbody

dogs·bod·y

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [dawgz-bod-ee, dogz-]
- /ˈdɔgzˌbɒd i, ˈdɒgz-/
- /ˈdɒɡz.bɒd.i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dawgz-bod-ee, dogz-]
- /ˈdɔgzˌbɒd i, ˈdɒgz-/

Definitions of dogsbody word

noun plural dogsbody a menial worker; drudge. 1
noun dogsbody A person who is given boring, menial tasks to do. 1
countable noun dogsbody A dogsbody is a person who has to do all the boring jobs that nobody else wants to do. 0
noun dogsbody a person who carries out menial tasks for others; drudge 0
verb dogsbody to act as a dogsbody 0
noun dogsbody a person appointed or hired to do menial work; drudge 0

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Origin of dogsbody

First appearance:

before 1810

One of the 40% newest English words

First recorded in 1810-20; originally a junior naval officer, earlier a sailor's term for soaked sea biscuits or pease pudding

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Parts of speech for Dogsbody

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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dogsbody popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for dogsbody

noun dogsbody

hack — to place (something) on a hack, as for drying or feeding.
functionary — a person who functions in a specified capacity, especially in government service; an official: civil servants, bureaucrats, and other functionaries.
minion — a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power.

All 3 Synonyms of dogsbody