house·boy

(hous′boi′)

A boy or man employed to do housework.

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houseboy

(ˈhaʊsˌbɔɪ)

a male domestic servant

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house•man

(ˈhaʊsˌmæn, -mən)

n., pl. -men (-ˌmɛn, -mən)

a male servant who performs general duties in a home, hotel, etc.

[1790–1800]

Translations

uomo di fatica

houseboy

(o.f.) [ˈhaʊsbɔɪ] (often pej) N → sirviente m; (in former colonies) → mucamo m

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houseboy

[ˈhaʊsbɔɪ] (old-fashioned) n → domestique m

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