Synonyms of dogsbody

dogsbody

noun

ˈdȯgz-ˌbä-dē 

chiefly British

as in laborer

a person who does very hard or dull work

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• laborer
• worker
• slave
• peon
• toiler
• plugger
• grunt
• foot soldier
• slogger
• grubber
• drudge
• grub
• drone
• drudger
• serf
• workhorse

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shirker
• slug
• idler
• loafer
• slouch
• goldbrick
• sluggard
• lazybones

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dogsbody

From 1938 to 1940 Nick Clifford was on Mount Rushmore, first as dogsbody and wood-chopper, then as labourer and winchman. — The Economist, 1 Aug. 2019

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, 24 Mar. 2018