errand boy

English

Noun

errand boy (plural errand boys)

A male employed to run errands.
(management, derogatory) Someone in a responsible position who performs relatively menial tasks for a senior manager.

Synonyms

(someone employed to run errands):
(pejorative): cat's paw, hatchet man

Translations

male employed to run errands

Dutch: loopjongen (nl) m
Finnish: juoksupoika
French: coursier (fr) m, garçon de courses m
German: Botenjunge m, Laufbursche (de) m
Italian: bardotto (it) m, fattorino (it) m
Latin: cursor m
Polish: chłopak na posyłki

Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
Russian: ма́льчик на побегушках (málʹčik na pobeguškax)
Scottish Gaelic: gille-gnothaich m
Spanish: repartidor m, recadero m, encomendero
Swedish: springpojke (sv) c
Turkish: ayakçı (tr)

someone nominally in responsible position

Finnish: juoksupoika

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