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errand boy

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errand boy
n
(Business / Professions) (in Britain, esp formerly) a boy employed by a shopkeeper to deliver goods and run other errands
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.errand boyerrand boy - a boy who earns money by running errands
messenger boy
courier, messenger - a person who carries a message
pageboy, page - a boy who is employed to run errands
Translations
errand boy
n → Laufbursche m, → Laufjunge m
errand boy n → fattorino
errand boy n → fattorino


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thought Porthos, casting a glance at the three hungry clerks-for the errand boy, as might be expected, was not admitted to the honors of the magisterial table.
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