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man Friday

noun

  1. a male assistant to an administrator or executive; right-hand man.


man Friday

noun

  1. a loyal male servant or assistant
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of man Friday1

1885–90; after Friday, the devoted servant in Robinson Crusoe
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of man Friday1

after the native in Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe (1719)
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Anaheim police officers fatally shot a man Friday night after responding to a report of a possible robbery, officials said.

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Police did not identify the man Friday night, saying they had yet to notify his next of kin.

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Los Angeles police arrested a man Friday in connection with a road-rage-fueled scuffle at Los Angeles International Airport that knocked an elderly woman to the ground, leaving her unconscious.

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Police arrested a man Friday in connection with the assault, three days after having released a photo of the suspect.

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A California Highway Patrol officer fatally shot a man Friday outside a mall in Cerritos, authorities said.

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