man Friday
noun
: an efficient and devoted aide or employee : a right-hand man
Word History
Etymology
Friday, servant in Robinson Crusoe (1719), novel by Daniel Defoe
First Known Use
circa 1809, in the meaning defined above
man Fridays
noun
as in right hands
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- right hands
- gal Fridays
- girl Fridays
- employees
- legmen
- workers
- hands
- laborers
- help
- swampers
- subordinates
- hirelings
- servants
- underlings
- auxiliaries
- scullions
- aides-de-camp
- assistants
- handmaidens
- employes
- attendants
- helpers
- maids
- aides
- lieutenants
- maidservants
- aids
- sidekicks
- adjutants
- coadjutors
- handmaids
- deputies
- apprentices
- adjuncts
- helpmates
- helpmeets
- mates