callboy
nounEtymology From call + boy.
1
Euphemistic A male prostitute.
2
Dated A bellhop.
3
Entertainment, Lifestyle, Theater A boy or man who summons actors when their presence is required for a performance.
4
Philippines, Slang A public transport barker (a man who, for a fee, calls out the destination of jeepneys and buses)
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Humorous A man who works as a call center agent. (see usage notes)
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A youth employed to wake people up for work.
- It was exciting being a callboy, riding a pushbike in all directions in Fremantle City, waking-up the engine-crews for work.2010, David Hunt, Era of Steam Engines, Volume 1, Chapter 3, Being a Callboy, Lulu.com:
- Related terms
- call girl