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Explore Houseboy through 6 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Houseboy in a sentence

Houseboy meaning

  1. A young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former times.
  2. A non-white adult male domestic servant.

Using Houseboy

  • The main meaning on this page is: A young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former times. | A non-white adult male domestic servant.

Context around Houseboy

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

old 1× japanese 1×

Often after:

zakaria 1× nokashima 1×

Sentence patterns with Houseboy

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

alcoholic japanese houseboy nokashima plays 1× cook and houseboy 1× kept a houseboy 1× neighbour s houseboy and his 1× or a houseboy with solid 1× year old houseboy zakaria chiahemba 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a 16 year 1× at the tender 1× shaw s conditioning 1× so he started 1× while their exasperating 1×

Common sentence endings:

cook and houseboy 1× fountain of youth 1× of the people 1× stealing her belongings 1× way with her 1×

Words around Houseboy

Just before it in the word index:

housebound 31 houseboats 16 houseboat 35 houseal 3 house 43.292 housden 6

Just after it in the word index:

housebreak 3 housebreaking 29 housebreakings 3 housebroken 6 housebuilder 33 housebuilders 12

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Houseboy

  • In this selection, "houseboy" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, old, japanese, zakaria and nokashima stand out and add context to how "houseboy" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include alcoholic japanese houseboy nokashima plays and cook and houseboy. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "houseboy" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with houseboy

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

I never kept a houseboy. (5 words)

Shaw's conditioning is reinforced by Chunjin ( Henry Silva ), a North Korean agent who supervises him under the guise of his cook and houseboy. (24 words)

A 16-year old houseboy, Zakaria Chiahemba, has been arrested by the police in Edo state for allegedly killing his female boss and stealing her belongings. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

While their exasperating and highly alcoholic Japanese houseboy, Nokashima, plays ju jitsu with the English language, the two slip into a swimming pool whose waters have been changed into a fountain of youth. (33 words)

So he started mopping the mess of the Okija shrine and doubts about whether he was a man or a houseboy with solid roads and sensitivity to the cries of the people. (32 words)

At the tender age of eight, she was defiled by her neighbour’s houseboy and his friends who took turns to forcefully have their way with her. (27 words)

Example sentences (6)

I never kept a houseboy.

So he started mopping the mess of the Okija shrine and doubts about whether he was a man or a houseboy with solid roads and sensitivity to the cries of the people.

At the tender age of eight, she was defiled by her neighbour’s houseboy and his friends who took turns to forcefully have their way with her.

A 16-year old houseboy, Zakaria Chiahemba, has been arrested by the police in Edo state for allegedly killing his female boss and stealing her belongings.

Shaw's conditioning is reinforced by Chunjin ( Henry Silva ), a North Korean agent who supervises him under the guise of his cook and houseboy.

While their exasperating and highly alcoholic Japanese houseboy, Nokashima, plays ju jitsu with the English language, the two slip into a swimming pool whose waters have been changed into a fountain of youth.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "houseboy" in a sentence?
An example: "I never kept a houseboy." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "houseboy" from authentic English texts.
What does "houseboy" mean?
Houseboy means: A young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former times.
How many example sentences with "houseboy" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "houseboy", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.