a girl Friday



a girl/man/person Friday

a person who does many different types of usually not very interesting work in an office
Usage notes: Man Friday is the name of the servant in the book Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe.
The ad said, 'Person Friday required for general office duties'.
See also: Friday, girl

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
WardWAHRDEnglish
Isma'il-Arabic
AdÉLard-French (Quebec)
EastonEES-tənEnglish (Modern)
Ieva-Lithuanian, Latvian
Fusun-Turkish