Ziri asked his houseboy where Rima was.
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Houseboy
//ˈhaʊsbɔɪ//
Synonyms for "houseboy" (12 found)
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14 translations across 9 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- прислужник noun (young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former times)
Cebuano
4 entries- atsoy noun (young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former times)
- boy noun (young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former times)
- houseboy noun (young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former times)
- muchacho noun (young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former times)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 家僕 /家仆 noun (young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former times)
Hausa
1 entries- boyi noun (young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former times)
Japanese
1 entries- 家僕 noun (young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former times)
Macedonian
2 entries- и́змеќар noun (young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former times)
- слу́га noun (young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former times)
Spanish
1 entries- mucamo noun (young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former times)
Tagalog
1 entries- alilà noun (young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former times)
Tok Pisin
1 entries- hausboi noun (young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former times)
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House servants are usually either Chinese or Tamil, the former predominating, especially in towns of any size. The domestic staff will in general consist of a houseboy (in large establishments two houseboys), a water carrier (tukang ayer), whose duties include washing dishes and preparing baths, a cook, a gardener, a chauffeur or sais, and perhaps an ayah (if Chinese, amah) or two, according to the size of the family.
Source: wiktionary
A married man with a family of three living in a private house will require in most cases a cook, houseboy, an amah (female servant) for washing and ironing, a second amah to take care of small children or infants, and one or possibly two gardeners depending on the size of the lot. A syce (chauffeur) is optional in each individual case. Cooks, houseboys, and amahs are usually Chinese, while gardeners and chauffeurs are Malay.
Source: wiktionary
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