call boyn.

Brit.

/ˈkɔːl bɔɪ/, U.S.

/ˈkɔl ˌbɔɪ/,

/ˈkɑl ˌbɔɪ/

Forms: also with capital initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: call n., boy n.¹

Etymology: < call n. + boy n.¹In sense 5 after call girl n.

1. Theatre. A person, typically a boy or young man, whose job is to assist the prompter, and call the actors when they are required on stage.

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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > the staging of a theatrical production > people concerned with theatrical productions > [noun] > call-boy

call boy1776

1776 J. Brownsmith Contrast 17 The want of only a Call-boy, that seemingly unimportant appendage, is an inconceivable detriment to the conduct of a Play.

1790 E. Malone Plays & Poems Shakspeare I. i. 107 His first office in the theatre was that of Call-boy, or prompter's attendant.

1845 C. Dickens Let. 25 Dec. (1977) IV. 455 Will you exert yourself about the properties: and also about an intelligent boy to take care of them, and to act as Callboy too?

1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 1 Feb. 3/2 ‘Dog scene on in ten minutes,’ cries the voice of the call boy.

1942 E. S. L. Robinson Curtain Up 9 The call-boy makes his rounds rapping like Fate at each dressing-room door.

1966 Times 28 Feb. 12/7 They showed off their neat little modernistic cabins of dressing-rooms and the individual radio-speakers in each one which dispensed with call-boys.

1994 Film Comment Sept. 70/3 I was by this time a ‘call boy’ (actually, assistant stage manager) for a local little theater group.

2. A boy or young man employed on a steamer to convey orders from the captain to the engineer or helmsman. Also in extended use. Now historical.

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society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > sailors involved in specific duties or activities > [noun] > sailors with other specific duties on ship

sounder1575

carpenter1626

marshal1626

mastman1649

master of voyage1771

tierer1825

legger1831

call boy1835

bellboy1851

paymaster1852

snubber1853

leadsman1857

lamps1866

berther1867

bailer1883

waistboater1891

tanky1909

planesman1945

1835 Observer 29 Nov. 1/5 The call-boy had called ‘ease her’, ‘stop her’, and ‘back her’, which was done before the collision.

1842 Pract. Mechanic Nov. 71/1 Some machine to prevent the misunderstandings which so frequently happen between the captain and call-boy, or call-boy and the engineer.

1863 G. A. Sala Qualk 65 A Woolwich steamboat..passengers and crew—down to the very call-boy.

1868 Cassell's Mag. 15 Aug. 256/1 Some of our great iron-clads have been furnished with electrical call-boys.

1901 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 3 May 464/1 In the old days the captain had a call boy, but now a tube had taken his place.

2008 L. M. Jackson Most Dangerous Woman xii. 92 On board the steamer, the sound of the captain's orders, then the echo of the call-boy's shout to the engineer, could just be heard above the din of the engine.

3. A boy or young man employed to deliver messages and run errands, spec. (U.S.) one employed in a hotel. Now historical.

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society > communication > information > message > [noun] > messenger > young messenger

errand-boy1765

errand-girl1782

messenger boy1832

message-lad1836

call boy1848

errand lad1887

1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair li. 453 The gigantic footmen..were billeted off in the neighbouring public-houses, whence, when they were wanted, call-boys summoned them.

1856 New Monthly Mag. Feb. 164 One of the call-boys poked his head into the room, and informed them that, being Sunday, the chambermaid was not yet up.

1871 W. D. Howells in Atlantic Monthly 30 Sept. 389/1 He turned to the board on which the keys hung, and, plucking one from it, slid it toward Basil on the marble counter, touched a bell for a call-boy.

1930 Classified Index Occupations Fifteenth Census (U.S. Bureau of Census) 199 Call boy, hotel.

2004 T. B. Cobb & M. Currie Houma v. 110 Johnnie, the hotel ‘Call Boy’, was shown in the cigarette ad walking through a crowded lobby.

4. A boy or young man responsible for summoning railway workers or firefighters to work. Cf. caller n. 1c. Now historical.

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society > occupation and work > position or job > [noun] > position or office of specific workers

plumbership1455

portership1521

clerkship1531

factorshipc1550

pavership1597

mastership1688

private secretaryship1789

writership1810

taskmastership1815

factoryship1836

engineership1839

foremanship1853

improvership1864

call boy1877

gaffership1895

producership1924

operatorship1934

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > extinguishing fire > [noun] > fire-fighting > fire-brigade > man who calls fire-brigade for duty

call man1876

call boy1877

1877 Railway News 28 July 112/2 My note..shows this to be inaccurate as to number of hours [worked]. This may have arisen through a mistake of the call boy.

1887 16th Ann. Rep. Oxf. Volunteer Fire Brigade 9 The improved method of calling by electric bells, instead of by call boys.

1924 Boys' Life Aug. 26/1 ‘Deliver this to the foreman,’ McKinney repeated, as he thrust the folded slip into the call boy's hand.

1940 Railroad Mag. Apr. 10/2 The callboy unlocked a glass case with an array of colored cards, each one inch by two and a half, hanging on little hooks.

1996 B. Alcock Locoman's Log i. 8/1 I would be working shifts, including nights, as a call-boy, calling drivers, firemen and guards for work.

5. Originally U.S. A male prostitute, spec. one who makes appointments by telephone as opposed to soliciting on the street. Cf. call girl n. 2.

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society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > prostitution > [noun] > male prostitute

sellary1598

spintry1598

varlet1609

whore1609

prostitute1761

renter1893

trade1919

pimp1942

call boy1943

rent1967

rent boy1969

tart1976

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > prostitution > [noun] > a prostitute > who makes appointments by telephone

call girl1912

call boy1943

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > prostitution > [noun] > a prostitute > who makes appointments by telephone > male

call boy1943

1943 B. Davis & ‘S. G. Wolsey’ Call House Madam 15 The call girls and call boys that I employed.

1972 B. Rodgers Queens' Vernacular 111 Hustlers fall into two categories: the street variety and models (call boys).

1981 Tuscaloosa (Alabama) News 26 Nov. 9/5 The report quoted the unidentified ‘call boy’ as saying, ‘Information is being collected, being systematically collected, being systematically filtered to other places, not just the Soviets either.’

1998 Gay Times Aug. 146/5 (advt.) Two bars—cinema. S&M play room. Thai massage. Escort & call-boy service.

2003 N.Y. Times Mag. 17 Aug. ii. 132/2 Tiffeau's sexual encounters, usually with anonymous call boys, were an integral part of his day.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	call boy
释义	call boyn. Brit. /ˈkɔːl bɔɪ/, U.S. /ˈkɔl ˌbɔɪ/, /ˈkɑl ˌbɔɪ/ Forms: also with capital initials. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: call n., boy n.¹ Etymology: < call n. + boy n.¹In sense 5 after call girl n. 1. Theatre. A person, typically a boy or young man, whose job is to assist the prompter, and call the actors when they are required on stage. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > the staging of a theatrical production > people concerned with theatrical productions > [noun] > call-boy call boy1776 1776 J. Brownsmith Contrast 17 The want of only a Call-boy, that seemingly unimportant appendage, is an inconceivable detriment to the conduct of a Play. 1790 E. Malone Plays & Poems Shakspeare I. i. 107 His first office in the theatre was that of Call-boy, or prompter's attendant. 1845 C. Dickens Let. 25 Dec. (1977) IV. 455 Will you exert yourself about the properties: and also about an intelligent boy to take care of them, and to act as Callboy too? 1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 1 Feb. 3/2 ‘Dog scene on in ten minutes,’ cries the voice of the call boy. 1942 E. S. L. Robinson Curtain Up 9 The call-boy makes his rounds rapping like Fate at each dressing-room door. 1966 Times 28 Feb. 12/7 They showed off their neat little modernistic cabins of dressing-rooms and the individual radio-speakers in each one which dispensed with call-boys. 1994 Film Comment Sept. 70/3 I was by this time a ‘call boy’ (actually, assistant stage manager) for a local little theater group. 2. A boy or young man employed on a steamer to convey orders from the captain to the engineer or helmsman. Also in extended use. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > sailors involved in specific duties or activities > [noun] > sailors with other specific duties on ship sounder1575 carpenter1626 marshal1626 mastman1649 master of voyage1771 tierer1825 legger1831 call boy1835 bellboy1851 paymaster1852 snubber1853 leadsman1857 lamps1866 berther1867 bailer1883 waistboater1891 tanky1909 planesman1945 1835 Observer 29 Nov. 1/5 The call-boy had called ‘ease her’, ‘stop her’, and ‘back her’, which was done before the collision. 1842 Pract. Mechanic Nov. 71/1 Some machine to prevent the misunderstandings which so frequently happen between the captain and call-boy, or call-boy and the engineer. 1863 G. A. Sala Qualk 65 A Woolwich steamboat..passengers and crew—down to the very call-boy. 1868 Cassell's Mag. 15 Aug. 256/1 Some of our great iron-clads have been furnished with electrical call-boys. 1901 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 3 May 464/1 In the old days the captain had a call boy, but now a tube had taken his place. 2008 L. M. Jackson Most Dangerous Woman xii. 92 On board the steamer, the sound of the captain's orders, then the echo of the call-boy's shout to the engineer, could just be heard above the din of the engine. 3. A boy or young man employed to deliver messages and run errands, spec. (U.S.) one employed in a hotel. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > message > [noun] > messenger > young messenger errand-boy1765 errand-girl1782 messenger boy1832 message-lad1836 call boy1848 errand lad1887 1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair li. 453 The gigantic footmen..were billeted off in the neighbouring public-houses, whence, when they were wanted, call-boys summoned them. 1856 New Monthly Mag. Feb. 164 One of the call-boys poked his head into the room, and informed them that, being Sunday, the chambermaid was not yet up. 1871 W. D. Howells in Atlantic Monthly 30 Sept. 389/1 He turned to the board on which the keys hung, and, plucking one from it, slid it toward Basil on the marble counter, touched a bell for a call-boy. 1930 Classified Index Occupations Fifteenth Census (U.S. Bureau of Census) 199 Call boy, hotel. 2004 T. B. Cobb & M. Currie Houma v. 110 Johnnie, the hotel ‘Call Boy’, was shown in the cigarette ad walking through a crowded lobby. 4. A boy or young man responsible for summoning railway workers or firefighters to work. Cf. caller n. 1c. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > position or job > [noun] > position or office of specific workers plumbership1455 portership1521 clerkship1531 factorshipc1550 pavership1597 mastership1688 private secretaryship1789 writership1810 taskmastership1815 factoryship1836 engineership1839 foremanship1853 improvership1864 call boy1877 gaffership1895 producership1924 operatorship1934 the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > extinguishing fire > [noun] > fire-fighting > fire-brigade > man who calls fire-brigade for duty call man1876 call boy1877 1877 Railway News 28 July 112/2 My note..shows this to be inaccurate as to number of hours [worked]. This may have arisen through a mistake of the call boy. 1887 16th Ann. Rep. Oxf. Volunteer Fire Brigade 9 The improved method of calling by electric bells, instead of by call boys. 1924 Boys' Life Aug. 26/1 ‘Deliver this to the foreman,’ McKinney repeated, as he thrust the folded slip into the call boy's hand. 1940 Railroad Mag. Apr. 10/2 The callboy unlocked a glass case with an array of colored cards, each one inch by two and a half, hanging on little hooks. 1996 B. Alcock Locoman's Log i. 8/1 I would be working shifts, including nights, as a call-boy, calling drivers, firemen and guards for work. 5. Originally U.S. A male prostitute, spec. one who makes appointments by telephone as opposed to soliciting on the street. Cf. call girl n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > prostitution > [noun] > male prostitute sellary1598 spintry1598 varlet1609 whore1609 prostitute1761 renter1893 trade1919 pimp1942 call boy1943 rent1967 rent boy1969 tart1976 society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > prostitution > [noun] > a prostitute > who makes appointments by telephone call girl1912 call boy1943 society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > prostitution > [noun] > a prostitute > who makes appointments by telephone > male call boy1943 1943 B. Davis & ‘S. G. Wolsey’ Call House Madam 15 The call girls and call boys that I employed. 1972 B. Rodgers Queens' Vernacular 111 Hustlers fall into two categories: the street variety and models (call boys). 1981 Tuscaloosa (Alabama) News 26 Nov. 9/5 The report quoted the unidentified ‘call boy’ as saying, ‘Information is being collected, being systematically collected, being systematically filtered to other places, not just the Soviets either.’ 1998 Gay Times Aug. 146/5 (advt.) Two bars—cinema. S&M play room. Thai massage. Escort & call-boy service. 2003 N.Y. Times Mag. 17 Aug. ii. 132/2 Tiffeau's sexual encounters, usually with anonymous call boys, were an integral part of his day. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1776
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