office boy
Example Sentences
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When he was demobbed in 1946, he said he got the only job he could: "office boy" at the Inland Revenue office in Luton, where his wife worked at the Vauxhall car factory.
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2025
But after his discharge, a girlfriend told him that The Times was looking to hire an office boy in the photography department for $30 a week.
From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2023
After the war, he was hired as an assistant office boy at Simon & Schuster and eventually rose to sales manager, with a special eye for children's books.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2019
Mr. Hamilton, who had no interest in following his father into the British diplomatic service, entered films at 17 as a studio office boy.
From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2016
An office boy came along to direct me.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
