errand boy
noun
US
: a person whose job is to run errands for important people
He worked his way up from errand boy to regional sales manager.
—often used figuratively to criticize people by suggesting that they are controlled by someone more powerfulThe governor is nothing more than an errand boy for the big companies in his state.
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Brad Pitt is a klutzy errand boy for the mob sent to Mexico to retrieve a priceless pistol with a magical backstory; Julia Roberts is his long-suffering girlfriend who angrily dumps him upon hearing the news.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Wojtak-Hissong will play Danny Keenan, a restless, sharp-eyed Hell’s Kitchen teenager and Officer Keenan’s son, an errand boy for the Westies despite his father’s disapproval.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
Francie and Neeley graduate from grade school and get summer jobs, Neeley as an errand boy in a Manhattan brokerage house and Francie in a clippings bureau.
—Perri Klass, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2024
If Greg can become more than an errand boy, that'll be a win for him.
—Milan Polk, Men's Health, 17 Apr. 2023
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Wojtak-Hissong will play Danny Keenan, a restless, sharp-eyed Hell’s Kitchen teenager and Officer Keenan’s son, an errand boy for the Westies despite his father’s disapproval.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
Francie and Neeley graduate from grade school and get summer jobs, Neeley as an errand boy in a Manhattan brokerage house and Francie in a clippings bureau.
—Perri Klass, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2024
If Greg can become more than an errand boy, that'll be a win for him.
—Milan Polk, Men's Health, 17 Apr. 2023
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“Errand boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/errand%20boy. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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