houseboy

noun

house·boy ˈhau̇s-ˌbȯi

Synonyms of houseboy next

: houseman

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Collins is playing Skip, the houseboy in the estate where the play takes place. —

Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 5 Dec. 2022 The older man then offers Casey a thankless live-in position as houseboy and party plaything, basically stripping him of every last shred of dignity. —

David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 June 2022 Police arrested the only one left alive on the property — a 19-year-old houseboy. —

Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2019 Naomi Campbell was Scarlett O’Hara, Manolo Blahnik was a gardener or barefoot field hand, and John Galliano was a houseboy, photographed scrubbing the floor! —

André Leon Talley, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2019 In his novel, the winning ticket belongs to a flamboyant madam of a high-class brothel and Ernest becomes her new houseboy. —

Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 1 Sep. 2017 The underage ones, like him, had become bar sweeps or houseboys for Americans, while the older, luckier ones dodged army service, becoming thieves or pimps or rich men’s servants. —

Megan Mahew Bergman, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2017 The underage ones, like him, had become bar sweeps or houseboys for Americans, while the older, luckier ones dodged army service, becoming thieves or pimps or rich men’s servants. —

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