dogsbody

noun

dogs·body | \ ˈdȯgz-ˌbä-dē

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Definition of dogsbody

chiefly British

: drudge sense 1

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Examples of dogsbody in a Sentence

I worked for several years as a gofer and general dogsbody for a London publishing house.

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Charley, who already has a casual job with Del (Steve Buscemi), a local horse trainer, now becomes his full-time dogsbody, or nagsbody—cleaning the stables, driving the truck, or walking Lean on Pete. — Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, "“Ready Player One” and “Lean on Pete”," 24 Mar. 2018

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