water boy

• Personne, généralement un jeune homme, qui fournit de l'eau potable aux sportifs ou aux travailleurs ; également utilisé de manière informelle pour désigner quelqu'un qui effectue des tâches subalternes ou qui est excessivement servile envers les autres.

A person, typically a young male, who provides drinking water to athletes or workers; also used informally to describe someone who performs menial tasks or is overly subservient to others.

1. Person who supplies waterA2informal

   A person, typically a boy or young man, whose job is to provide water to others, especially in sports or manual labor settings.

   porteur d'eau

   • The water boy ran to the players with a bottle of water.
   • During the game, the water boy kept the team hydrated.
   • He worked as a water boy for the construction crew.

2. Subservient or unimportant personB2informalamerican

   A person who is treated as unimportant or who performs menial tasks for someone else.

   homme à tout faire / larbin

   • He felt like just a water boy in the company, always doing the small jobs.
   • Don't treat me like your water boy; I have my own responsibilities.
   • The manager's assistant was nothing more than a water boy for the executives.