office boy

noun

A junior male clerk employed in a professional office to perform odd jobs, such as running errands or making copies.

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Meanings

nounoffice boy (plural office boys)

plural office boys · alternative office-boy

  1. A junior male clerk employed in a professional office to perform odd jobs, such as running errands or making copies.

Origin

From office + boy (“junior employee”).

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Translations

Arabic راش
  • راش (farrá:š)boy or junior clerk employed in a professional office
Bulgarian разсилен, разносвач
  • разсилен (razsilen)boy or junior clerk employed in a professional office
  • разносвач (raznosvač)boy or junior clerk employed in a professional office
Catalan ordenança
  • ordenançaboy or junior clerk employed in a professional office
Dutch kantoorknecht
  • kantoorknechtboy or junior clerk employed in a professional office
Polish boy
  • boyboy or junior clerk employed in a professional office
Scottish Gaelic gille-oifis
  • gille-oifisboy or junior clerk employed in a professional office
Spanish ordenanza
  • ordenanzaboy or junior clerk employed in a professional office
Cite this entry
APA

office boy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/office%20boy

MLA

“office boy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/office%20boy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “office boy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/office%20boy.

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