houseboy
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houseboy
- /ˈhaʊsbɔɪ/ US, UK
Where it comes from
From house + boy (“young male; (historical or offensive) non-white male servant regardless of age”).
noun houseboys · houseboi · house boy · house-boy
- A young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former times. House servants are usually either Chinese or Tamil, the former predominating, especially in towns of any size. The domestic staff will in general consist of a houseboy (in large establishments two houseboys), a water carrier (tukang ayer), whose duties include washing dishes and preparing baths, a c
- A non-white adult male domestic servant.
Translations
Talk about this word "houseboy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/houseboy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. houseboy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/houseboy "houseboy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/houseboy.Cite this
@misc{houseboy_2026,
title = {houseboy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/houseboy},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
