office boy

of·fice boy

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [aw-fis, of-is boi]
- /ˈɔ fɪs, ˈɒf ɪs bɔɪ/
- /ˈɒfɪs ˌbɔɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [aw-fis, of-is boi]
- /ˈɔ fɪs, ˈɒf ɪs bɔɪ/

Definitions of office boy words

noun office boy a person, traditionally a boy, employed in an office to run errands, do odd jobs, etc. 1
countable noun office boy An office boy is a young man, especially one who has just left school, who is employed in an office to do simple tasks. 0
noun office boy a boy or man who works in an office, doing odd jobs and errands 0

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Origin of office boy

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

First recorded in 1840-50

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Parts of speech for Office boy

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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office boy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% 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 office boy

noun office boy

gofer — an employee whose chief duty is running errands.
guy friday — a man who acts as a general assistant in a business office or to an executive and has a wide variety of especially secretarial and clerical duties.

All 2 Synonyms of office boy