waterboy
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7.3
- noun
- /ˈwɔːtərˌbɔɪ/
- Offensive
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lacayo
- He felt like the waterboy during the project, always fetching supplies for the team.
Examples
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You know when you say he's carried his team's water, you imply he's been a waterboy, right?
Blog text (26) -
- He was like the waterboy for the choir.
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I don't care if I'm the waterboy.
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Make him the waterboy.
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The Mud Dog's most valuable player, the linebacker they call "The Waterboy," is now powerless.
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On the sidelines, Johnny, Gordo, and the other kids serving as batboys and waterboys jump around in anticipation.
Fiction book (2000) -
I felt like a player of his—or a former waterboy, say—who had, unaccountably but profoundly, lost his obvious way in the world.
Fiction book (1991) -
After the coach assigned him as the waterboy, he dutifully filled up the bottles for the players.
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Being the waterboy for the varsity team meant he spent most of his time running errands.
Synonyms
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8.0
A person who runs small errands and obeys a boss
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7.3
A young man who does cleaning, serving, and errands in a private home
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7.4
A man who works in someone's house doing jobs like cleaning and helping with meals
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3.1
A person who gives water to players during a game
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3.9
A man who does small repair jobs around the home
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9.0
A close friend you spend time with
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5.2
A person who does many different jobs and fills in when needed
A man who works in a home to serve and help people
A person who does basic physical work to help others, like cleaning or lifting
How Menial
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Waterboy is also used in a figurative way because a real waterboy does many small helpful tasks; the term joins water and boy to give this image. So people call someone a waterboy when they do many small or unimportant jobs for others.