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man Friday
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man Friday
n. pl. men Friday or men Fridays
An efficient, faithful male aide or employee.
[After Friday, a character in Robinson Crusoe, a novel by Daniel Defoe.]
man Friday
n
a loyal male servant or assistant
[after the native in Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe (1719)]
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Noun1.man Fridayman Friday - the most helpful assistant          
chief assistant, right-hand man
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"
Translations
man Friday
n (= male helper) → rechte Hand (fig), → Mädchen nt → für alles (inf iro)


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