errand boy
noun
1 errand boy
A boy who earns money by running errands.
synonym: messenger boy.
Roget 534:
messenger,
envoy,
emissary,
legate;
nuncio,
internuncio†;
ambassador
etc.
(diplomatist)
758.
marshal,
flag bearer,
herald,
crier,
trumpeter,
bellman†,
pursuivant†,
parlementaire [Fr.],
apparitor†.
courier,
runner;
dak†,
estafette†;
Mercury,
Iris,
Ariel†.
commissionaire [Fr.];
errand boy,
chore boy;
newsboy.
mail,
overnight mail,
express mail,
next-day delivery;
post,
post office;
letter bag;
delivery service;
United Parcel Service,
UPS;
Federal Express,
Fedex.
telegraph,
telephone;
cable,
wire
(electronic information transmission);
carrier pigeon.
[person reporting news]
(news)
532
reporter,
gentleman of the press,
representative of the press;
penny-a-liner;
special correspondent,
own correspondent;
spy,
scout;
informer
etc.
527.
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