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A male employed to run errands.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Someone in a responsible position who performs relatively menial tasks for a senior manager.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: occasionally derogatory
Topics: management
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a boy who earns money by running errands
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: messenger boy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: messenger, courier
Narrower terms: page, pageboy
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
37 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Belarusian:
хло́пчык на пабягу́шках
(xlópčyk na pabjahúškax)
— male employed to run errands
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Belarusian:
пасы́льны
(pasýlʹny)
— male employed to run errands
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Belarusian:
рассы́льны
(rassýlʹny)
— male employed to run errands
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Bulgarian:
момче́ за поръ́чки
(momčé za porǎ́čki)
— male employed to run errands
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Dutch:
loopjongen
— male employed to run errands
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Estonian:
jooksupoiss
— male employed to run errands
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Finnish:
juoksupoika
— male employed to run errands
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French:
coursier
— male employed to run errands
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French:
garçon de courses
— male employed to run errands
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Galician:
mandadeiro
— male employed to run errands
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Galician:
recadeiro
— male employed to run errands
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German:
Botenjunge
— male employed to run errands
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German:
Laufbursche
— male employed to run errands
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Hungarian:
kifutófiú
— male employed to run errands
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Irish:
giolla
— male employed to run errands
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Italian:
bardotto
— male employed to run errands
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Italian:
fattorino
— male employed to run errands
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Latin:
cursor
— male employed to run errands
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Plautdietsch:
Schekjbenjel
— male employed to run errands
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Polish:
chłopiec na posyłki
— male employed to run errands
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Portuguese:
moleque de recados
— male employed to run errands
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Romanian:
curier
— male employed to run errands
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Russian:
ма́льчик на побегу́шках
(málʹčik na pobegúškax)
— male employed to run errands
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Russian:
рассы́льный
(rassýlʹnyj)
— male employed to run errands
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Russian:
посы́льный
(posýlʹnyj)
— male employed to run errands
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Scottish Gaelic:
gille-gnothaich
— male employed to run errands
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Spanish:
repartidor
— male employed to run errands
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Spanish:
recadero
— male employed to run errands
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Spanish:
encomendero
— male employed to run errands
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Swedish:
springpojke
— male employed to run errands
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Turkish:
ayakçı
— male employed to run errands
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Ukrainian:
хло́пчик на побіге́ньках
(xlópčyk na pobihénʹkax)
— male employed to run errands
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Ukrainian:
хло́пчик на побіга́шках
(xlópčyk na pobiháškax)
— male employed to run errands
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Ukrainian:
розси́льний
(rozsýlʹnyj)
— male employed to run errands
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Ukrainian:
поси́льний
(posýlʹnyj)
— male employed to run errands
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Finnish:
juoksupoika
— someone nominally in responsible position
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Polish:
chłopiec na posyłki
— someone nominally in responsible position