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Meaning of dogsbody | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈdɒɡz.bɒ.dɪ/

Definitions

A person who does menial work, a servant.

British, Ireland

Equivalents

Čeština poskok
Español mandado
Suomi juoksupoika
Français larbin petite main

Examples

“Who chose this face for me? This dogsbody to rid of vermin.”
“'Cause I, I wanna be anarchy! / No dogsbody!”
“That's just Baldrick, my dogsbody.”
“Furthermore, there are still rather backward opinions in our society about the role of a translator. A translator is often regarded as a linguistic dogsbody.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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