messenger boy

/ˌmɛsndʒər bɔɪ/
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Other forms: messenger boys

Definitions of messenger boy
  1. noun
    a boy who earns money by running errands
    synonyms: errand boy
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    types:
    page, pageboy
    someone who is employed to run errands
    type of:
    courier, messenger
    a person who carries a message
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