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man Friday
noun
- a male assistant to an administrator or executive; right-hand man.
man Friday
noun
- a loyal male servant or assistant
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Word History and Origins
Origin of man Friday1
1885–90; after Friday, the devoted servant in Robinson Crusoe
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Word History and Origins
Origin of man Friday1
after the native in Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe (1719)
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