请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 callboy
释义

callboy

[ kawl-boi ]
/ ˈkɔlˌbɔɪ /

noun

a boy or man who summons actors, as from their dressing rooms, shortly before they are due to go on stage.
a bellhop.
Also call boy . a male prostitute who arranges appointments with clients by telephone.
Also call-boy, call boy .Railroads Slang. a railroad employee responsible for ensuring that members of a train crew are on hand for their regular runs and for notifying them of an extra run.

Origin of callboy

First recorded in 1835–45; call + boy

Words nearby callboy

call a spade a spade, callathump, callback, call-board, call box, callboy, call center, call centre, call down, called strike, caller
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for callboy

  • The sharp, insistent voice of the callboy broke in on her flow of excuses.

    What's-His-Name|George Barr McCutcheon
  • "They are stamping their feet, madame," the callboy once more cried.

    Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille|Emile Zola
  • In the passage the callboy was yelling at the top of his shrill voice, "They've knocked!"

    Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille|Emile Zola

British Dictionary definitions for callboy

callboy
/ (ˈkɔːlˌbɔɪ) /

noun

a person who notifies actors when it is time to go on stage
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
随便看

 

英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/2/3 9:25:34