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dogsbody

/ˈdɒɡz.bɒd.i/

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noun

/ˈdɒɡz.bɒd.i/C1formalbritish
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее работника, которому поручают все неприятные, низкоквалифицированные или скучные задачи, которые никто другой не хочет выполнять.

A noun referring to a worker who is assigned all the unpleasant, menial, or boring tasks that no one else wants to do.

  1. Menial workerB2informalbritish

    A person who is given all the unpleasant, boring, or low-status tasks that others avoid.

    ruЧернорабочий

    • He started as a dogsbody in the office, making tea and filing papers.
    • The intern was treated like a dogsbody, running errands for everyone.
    • She was tired of being the dogsbody and wanted more responsibility.

    Synonymsdrudgefactotumgoferlackeymenial

Forms
  • dogsbodies plural form
  • dogsbodies' possessive plural form
  • dogsbody's possessive singular form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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