dog robber
n.— «Another assignment was to be a “dog 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.» —“Columnist salutes World War II veterans for dedicated service” Observer (Dunkirk, New York) Nov. 11, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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Could this be “dogsbody”?