callboy
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callboy
Where it comes from
From call + boy.
noun callboys · call boy · call-boy
- A male prostitute.
- A bellhop.
- A boy or man who summons actors when their presence is required for a performance.
- A public transport barker (a man who, for a fee, calls out the destination of jeepneys and buses)
- A man who works as a call center agent. (see usage notes)
- 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.
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noun a boy or man who summons actors
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Talk about this word "callboy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/callboy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. callboy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/callboy "callboy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/callboy.
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@misc{callboy_2026,
title = {callboy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/callboy},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
