callboy

English

Alternative forms

• call boy
• call-boy

Noun

callboy (plural callboys)

1. (euphemistic) A male prostitute.
2. (dated) A bellhop.
3. (theater) A boy or man who summons actors when their presence is required for a performance.

See also

• call girl

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
• Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.