Phrase guide

office boy

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a young man who is employed to do odd jobs in a business office

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: employee

History

Etymology

From office + boy (“junior employee”).

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: راش (farrá:š) — boy or junior clerk employed in a professional office
  • Bulgarian: разсилен (razsilen) — boy or junior clerk employed in a professional office
  • Bulgarian: разносвач (raznosvač) — boy or junior clerk employed in a professional office
  • Catalan: ordenança — boy or junior clerk employed in a professional office
  • Dutch: kantoorknecht — boy or junior clerk employed in a professional office
  • Polish: boy — boy or junior clerk employed in a professional office
  • Scottish Gaelic: gille-oifis — boy or junior clerk employed in a professional office
  • Spanish: ordenanza — boy or junior clerk employed in a professional office