errand boy
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
When the Nazis came that night, she recognized one of them as a former errand boy of the business.
From Scientific American • Sep. 28, 2023
The judge said that while Treanor has been described as "an errand boy", it was euphemism that "doesn't sit well with the gravity of the offence".
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2023
The bombastic Mayor Shinn of Jefferson Mays and overdecorated Mrs. Shinn of Jayne Houdyshell are turned into veritable sight gags; Shuler Hensley’s Marcellus, Hill’s confederate, is made to appear a witless errand boy.
From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2022
A first-year New York film student meets a ``Godfather’’ look-alike and becomes his errand boy.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2019
I had snuck into Hollows through a back entrance, acting the part of an errand boy.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
![]()