- copyboy
- noun Date: 1888 one who carries copy and runs errands (as in a newspaper office)
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
copyboy
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copyboy — /kop ee boy /, n. an employee who runs errands and carries copy from desk to desk in a newspaper office. [1885 90; COPY + BOY] * * * … Universalium
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copyboy — n. young man who delivers copies and runs errands (especially in a newspaper office) … English contemporary dictionary
copyboy — cop•y•boy [[t]ˈkɒp iˌbɔɪ[/t]] n. jou an employee of a newspaper office who carries copy and runs errands, esp. a man • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
copyboy — /ˈkɒpibɔɪ/ (say kopeeboy) noun (formerly) a boy employed in a newspaper office to run copy (def. 3) between journalists, copy editors, etc …
copyboy — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : one who carries copy and runs errands (as in a newspaper office or publishing house) * * * /kop ee boy /, n. an employee who runs errands and carries copy from desk to desk in a newspaper office. [1885 90; COPY + BOY] … Useful english dictionary
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