choirboy

[ kwahyuhr-boi ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

choirboy

/ ˈkwaɪəˌbɔɪ /

First recorded in 1830–40; choir + boy

Bish looked at him like a bishop who has just been contradicted on a point of doctrine by a choirboy.

He received his first musical education as choirboy in the Prague Cathedral.

The rector, assisted by one discreet choirboy, said the mortuary mass.

He strongly reprimands a choirboy whose wrong notes grate on his delicate ear.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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