A houseboy (alternatively spelled as houseboi) was a term which referred to a typically male domestic worker or personal assistant who performed cleaning and other forms of personal chores. The term has a record of being used in the British Empire, military slang, and the male LGBT community .

houseboy. noun. /ˈhaʊsbɔɪ/. /ˈhaʊsbɔɪ/. (old-fashioned, often offensive) a boy or man who works as a servant in a house This word is now considered offensive when used about a man.