houseboy

[ hous-boi ]

/ ˈhaʊsˌbɔɪ /

Origin of houseboy

First recorded in 1895–1900; house + boy

He was a houseboy for Mrs. Burris and then he was a houseboy for my grandmother.

Barack Obama's Irish Roots |Tom Sykes |April 14, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
It was missing in him still, when he came that night rather late to the apartment where only the Japanese houseboy awaited him.

The Lovely Lady |Mary Austin
On Earth, he lived in a little Vermont cottage and enjoyed the quiet companionship of two cats, a Japanese houseboy, and a wife.

Death Wish |Robert Sheckley
I stayed on and was Miss Annie's houseboy long as she lasted.

Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States |Work Projects Administration

My houseboy might be in the rising, and I would never suspect it till one fine morning he cut my throat.'

Prester John |John Buchan
When Titus was five or six years of age he was given to Flowden's wife who groomed him for the job of houseboy.

Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States |Work Projects Administration

houseboy

/ (ˈhaʊsˌbɔɪ) /

a male domestic servant