dogsbody

dogs·bod·y

 (dôgz′bŏd′ē, dŏgz′-)

n. pl. dogs·bod·ies

Chiefly British Slang One who does menial work; a drudge.

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[British slang, naval rations (obsolete), midshipman.]

dogsbody

(ˈdɒɡzˌbɒdɪ)

n, pl -bodies

informal a person who carries out menial tasks for others; drudge

vb, -bodies, -bodying or -bodied

(intr) to act as a dogsbody

dogs•bod•y

(ˈdɔgzˌbɒd i, ˈdɒgz-)

n., pl. -bod•ies. Brit. Slang.

a menial worker; drudge.

[1810–20; orig. a junior naval officer.]

dogsbody

Past participle: dogsbodied
Gerund: dogsbodying

Imperative

dogsbody

dogsbody

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

dogsbody - a worker who has to do all the unpleasant or boring jobs that no one else wants to do prole, proletarian, worker - a member of the working class (not necessarily employed); "workers of the world--unite!"

dogsbody

noun (Informal) drudge, slave, menial, skivvy (chiefly Brit.), general factotum, maid or man of all work I turned out to be a general dogsbody.

Translations

poskok

bestia da soma

dogsbody

[ˈdɒgzbɒdɪ] N (Brit) → burro m de carga
to be the general dogsbody → ser el burro de carga de todo el mundo

dogsbody

[ˈdɒgzbɒdi] n (British) → bonne f à tout fairedog tag n (US) [soldier, pilot] → plaque f d'identificationdog-tired dog tired [ˌdɒgˈtaɪə^rd] adj (= exhausted) → crevé(e)

dogsbody

n (Brit) she’s/he’s the general dogsbody → sie/er ist (das) Mädchen für alles

dogsbody

[ˈdɒgzˌbɒdɪ] n (Brit) (fam) → tirapiedi m/f inv