Meaning

2 senses
  1. A male employed to run errands.

    Botenjunge, Laufbursche

    ма́льчик на побегу́шкахmálʹčik na pobegúškax, рассы́льныйrassýlʹnyj, посы́льныйposýlʹnyj

    хло́пчик на побіге́нькахxlópčyk na pobihénʹkax, хло́пчик на побіга́шкахxlópčyk na pobiháškax, розси́льнийrozsýlʹnyj

  2. Someone in a responsible position who performs relatively menial tasks for a senior manager.

More definitions
  • a boy who earns money by running errands

Examples

6 sentences
  1. Are you the errand boy now?

    ruТы теперь мальчик на побегушках? — odexed

  2. I'm not your errand boy.

    ruЯ тебе не мальчик на побегушках. — marafon

    deIch bin nicht dein Laufbursche. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Are you the errand boy?

    ruТы мальчик на побегушках? — odexed

  4. Tom is an errand boy.

    ruТом - мальчик на побегушках. — Selena777

  5. I'm not your errand boy!

    ruЯ тебе не мальчик на побегушках! — marafon

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
male employed to run errands:
Русский
By meaning 1
male employed to run errands:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
male employed to run errands:

Forms

plural: errand boys
Singularerrand boy
Pluralerrand boys

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a boy who earns money by running errands:messenger boy

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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