water boy
Example Sentences
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He drove the golf carts, acted as a water boy, and looked like he had a blast.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2023
Unable to play football, he was the team’s water boy.
From Washington Post • Apr. 12, 2023
Todd Haley, who would go on to become an NFL head coach, was a Steelers water boy in that game, as his father, Dick, was the team’s top personnel executive.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2022
When he was 12, Mr. Poitier quit school and became a water boy for a crew of pick-and-shovel laborers.
From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2022
Later I asked questions and found that the water boy was missing; I ran to the office and was hired.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
