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dogsbody noun
/ˈdɒgz.bɒd.i/
/ˈdɑːgz.bɑː.di/ n [C] UK informal Definition
a person who has to do all the boring or unpleasant jobs that other people do not want to do
(Definition of dogsbody noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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