dogsbody

Speech parts

1. dogsbody - Noun

2. dogsbody - Verb

Meaning

a worker who has to do all the unpleasant or boring jobs that no one else wants to do

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

gopher drudge factotum coolie menial scapegoat handyman jack of all trades plodder foot soldier underling grubber odd job gofer

Antonyms

plenipotentiary coordinator guvnor

Hypernyms

proletarian worker prole

Examples

Each generation acts as the dogsbody to his respective Blackadder. Source: Internet

Davis adored Rutherford, with one friend noting: "For him she was not only a great talent but, above all, a beauty." citation The ex-serviceman and actor rarely left his wife's side, serving Rutherford as private secretary, gofer and general dogsbody. Source: Internet

Diana Wynne Jones was my first “favorite” author, and Dogsbody is still one of my favorite books. Source: Internet

The ULA chip, described by the ZX81 manual as the "dogsbody" of the system, has a number of key functions that competing computers shared between multiple chips and integrated circuits. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

dogs of war dogs-bane dogs-tooth check dogsbreath dogshank dogship