girl Friday

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girl Friday

n. Informal
An efficient and faithful woman aide or employee.

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girl Friday

n
(Professions) a female employee who has a wide range of duties, usually including secretarial and clerical work
[C20: coined on the pattern of man Friday]
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girl′ Fri′day



n., pl. girl Fridays.
Sometimes Offensive. gal Friday.
[1935–40; modeled on man Friday]
usage: See girl.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.girl Friday - a female assistant who has a range of duties
assistant, helper, help, supporter - a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"
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girl Friday

nimpiegata f tuttofare inv
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As announced at a press briefing by presidential spokesman Harry Roque, a complaint was filed against Santiago last month, accusing the then DDB chairman of taking his family with him on a government-paid junket to Austria, and his "girl Friday" and other favored employees to the United States.
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