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
His parents could not afford to send him to college, but he attended night classes at the University of Chicago while working as a proofreader and office boy for The Chicago Sun-Times.
From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2023
Weiss began his career as an office boy for William Morris in New York, making $12 a week.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 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
