houseboy
- (historical) A young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former times.
- (derogatory, historical, offensive) A non-white adult male domestic servant.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhaʊsbɔɪ/
Etymology
From house + boy (“young male; (historical or offensive) non-white male servant regardless of age”).
uomo di fatica
uşak
domestique
Dienstbotin Domestike
υπηρέτης im Haus diensttuender StudentSign in to write sticky notes
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