Meaning of donkey-boy | Babel Free
Definitions
A person (usually, but not always, a boy) who cares for and drives a donkey that carries a tourist or the luggage of a tourist.
Examples
“He said, further, that, in the whole course of his experience⟳, north and south, he had never fallen in with any to match⟳ the Cairo donkey-boys.”
“But the people upon the rock had no time to think⟳ of the cruel fate of the donkey-boys..”
“All our donkey-boys, except Joseph, seemed to be called Mohammed, and Joseph's name⟳ was not really Joseph—he had only adopted it for the convenience of English patrons.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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