man Friday /ˌmæn ˈfɹaɪdeɪ/ noun2 •A trusted man whose job is to assist and organize someone else's day-to-day business or personal tasks; a personal assistant, a right-hand man; also, a trusted male companion.This man—our lackey, our servant, our unquestioning slave though he was, was still a gentleman— […] We asked our man Friday’s name. — 1869 •(offensive) An aborigine or native, especially one who inhabits an island.Unfortunately along with the Birds go some few Tarzans or Men Fridays whose origins are obscure, and who are being hopefully wished on to Mauritius etc. — 1966 formsman Fridays · men Friday · men Fridays