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callboy
[ kawl-boi ]
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.
callboy
/ ˈkɔːlˌbɔɪ /
noun
- a person who notifies actors when it is time to go on stage
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"They are stamping their feet, madame," the callboy once more cried.
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The sharp, insistent voice of the callboy broke in on her flow of excuses.
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In the passage the callboy was yelling at the top of his shrill voice, "They've knocked!"
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