house boy
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The fuselage, 11 ft. wide, seats 33 daytime passengers, has berths for 16, reclining chairs for nine night travelers, accommodation for three flying officers, hostess and Filipino house boy.
From Time Magazine Archive
Waking suddenly in the night, he summoned the house boy who roused the Baron's family.
From Time Magazine Archive
To the house boy who helped him off with his shoes the courtly Tanaka bade goodnight with disarming cheerfulness, eased his rheumatic limbs into bed, fell immediately and heavily to sleep.
From Time Magazine Archive
“But if their house was destroyed —” “They didn’ keep their gold in the house, boy!
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
Dr. Buckner recalls that when he left Bagby's school he was so low financially he had to procure a position in a private residence as house boy.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Indiana Narratives by Work Projects Administration
