Definition of errand boy

errand boy    

noun

• a person of any gender and any age who performs menial tasks for another person.

  I know my boss is going to give that errand boy Jones a better review than me.

                                                            
  
  Citation from Limitless (film) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: employee, inferior, servant.

  Last edited on Sep 06 2015. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 06 2015.

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Slang terms with the same meaning

Other terms relating to 'employee, inferior, servant':
b*tch	Definitions include: An acronym has been invented for the term, but long after the term entered use: "Beautiful Intellectuals That Cause Hard-ons."
gimp	Definitions include: a stupid person; "moron"; "idiot".
stooge	Definitions include: a person who is silly.
boots on the ground	Definitions include: soldiers.
(one's) b*tch	Definitions include: See bitch.

Slang terms with the same root words

Other terms relating to 'boy':
altar boy	Definitions include: prescription drug in pill form providing temporary pharmaceutical relief for males with erectile dysfunction.
attaboy	Definitions include: interjection of encouragement.
bad boy	Definitions include: generic term for a specific object; "thing".
b-boy	Definitions include: a fan of hip hop / rap culture.
beach boy	Definitions include: a preppy person that smokes weed.
blue-eyed boy	Definitions include: a person's favorite person.
boi	Definitions include: alternate spelling of "boy".
boy	Definitions include: See also my boy.
boy band	Definitions include: a pop group whose members are young men.
boy howdy	Definitions include: exclamation of excitement.
boys	Definitions include: the police.
Boy Scout	Definitions include: a male who helps strangers.
boys in blue	Definitions include: the police.
boys in blue, the	Definitions include: police officers.
boy toy	Definitions include: a male with whom one has an intimate relationship.
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