Random Word Post – office boy

Brookville, Pennsylvania
March 18, 2016 7:51pm CST
I find a random word by flipping through my 2003 The New Webster’s Concise Dictionary and write a quick – often silly – little post about it. # “office boy – A boy hired to run errands or do odd jobs in an office.” So a precursor to an intern. I wonder if they started using intern to get away of the sexist nature of office boy/girl.
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@rina110383 (24495)
19 Mar 16
I thought there's only an office girl, so there is an office boy.
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@jstory07 (134464)
• Roseburg, Oregon
19 Mar 16
Intern can be either one so that is probably the reason.
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