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house boy

NOUN
butler
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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

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

“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

She struck a little bell, and the house boy came hurrying across the lawn.

From The Girl Scouts at Home, or, Rosanna's Beautiful Day by Katherine Keene Galt




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