errand boy

• Eine Person, meist ein junger Mann oder untergeordneter Angestellter, deren Aufgabe darin besteht, kleine Besorgungen zu machen, Nachrichten zu überbringen oder unbedeutende Aufgaben für andere zu erledigen.

A person, typically a young male or subordinate employee, whose job is to run short errands, deliver messages, or perform minor tasks for others.

1. Junior employee or assistantB1informal

   A person, typically young or low-ranking, who is sent to perform small tasks or deliveries.

   Mitarbeiter für Botengänge

   • He started his career as an errand boy in a law firm.
   • The manager sent the errand boy to pick up the documents.
   • She worked as an errand boy for the local pharmacy.

2. Someone who does menial tasksB2informal

   A person who is used to perform trivial or unskilled duties for others.

   Laufbursche

   • He felt like an errand boy, always fetching coffee for the team.
   • Don't treat me like your errand boy; I have my own work to do.
   • The intern was often used as an errand boy by the senior staff.