dog robber

dog robber
 n.β€” Β«Another assignment was to be a β€œdog robber” which was a military term for a general aide to a superior officer who could be called upon to do a multitude of things.Β» β€”β€œColumnist salutes World War II veterans for dedicated service” Observer (Dunkirk, New York) Nov. 11, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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