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Example sentences from the Web for errand boyVagabond, errand-boy, vagabond, labourer, porter, clerk, chief manager, small partner, Josiah Bounderby of Coketown. David's Bookclub: Hard Times|David Frum|September 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST The child was errand-boy for the little shop, and all his tasks were patiently and cheerfully done. The White Shield|Myrtle Reed In 1804, when thirteen years of age, Michael Faraday went as errand-boy to Mr. Geo. Heroes of Science: Physicists|William Garnett I was a sort of errand-boy and kitchen helper to my mother, as she had seven sons and but one daughter. Ten Years and Ten Months in Lunatic Asylums in Different States|Moses Swan
"My errand-boy is going past the house, to deliver some medicine," he answered. The Fallen Leaves|Wilkie Collins The errand-boy of the hotel carries parcels, and takes such messages as require an immediate answer. The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners|Eliza Leslie
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noun(in Britain, esp formerly) a boy employed by a shopkeeper to deliver goods and run other errands Words nearby errand boyerotophobia, ERPF, err, errancy, errand, errand boy, errant, errantry, errare humanum est, errata, erratic Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to errand boygofer, page, copyboy |