errand boy

Noun

Meaning

a boy who earns money by running errands

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

errand-boy

Synonyms

messenger boy messenger courier bellman page agent carrier express runner attendant bellboy bellhop hatchet man mail carrier office boy

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Antonyms

lord householder proprietress host leader receiver

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Hypernyms

messenger courier

Hyponyms

page pageboy

Examples

Do you ever wonder just what God requires? You think he's just an errand boy to satisfy your wandering desires. Bob Dylan

The truth is, this being errand boy to one hundred and fifty thousand people tires me so by night I am ready for bed instead of soirees. Rutherford B. Hayes

Gene liked giving people titles instead of raises, so the errand boy got named "archivist" and apparently it went to his head. Source: Internet

Nurmi, a talented student, left school to work as an errand boy for a bakery. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Erraid errancy errand errand person errand-ghost errandy