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ˈdɔgzˌbɒd i, ˈdɒgz-dogs·body
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dogsbodynoun
a worker who has to do all the unpleasant or boring jobs that no one else wants to do
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dogsbodynoun
A person who does menial work, a servant.
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Dogsbody
A dogsbody, dog's body, or less commonly dog robber is someone who does menial or drudge work. Originally, in the British Royal Navy, a dogsbody was a semi-sarcastic colloquialism for a junior officer or midshipman. A batman has a similar function. A rough American equivalent would be a package-handler, gofer, grunt, lackey, or workhorse.
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Dogsbody
A dogsbody, or less commonly dog robber in the Royal Navy, is a junior officer, or more generally someone who does drudge work. A rough American equivalent would be a "gofer" or a "grunt", a "lackey", or "toady".
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dogsbody in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dogsbody in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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