Definitions
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- noun East Africa An
assistant to thedriver ofpublic transport or atruck .
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Examples
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Rather he, Obadiah, was the "turnboy," or driver's assistant, whose responsibility it was to guard the truck twenty-four hours a day.
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local The Denver Post 2010
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The driver of the trailer, Noor Matamata, was taken to Kitovu Hospital in critical condition, while the turnboy, only identified as Habineza, has been discharged.
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