Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

char-boy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables: char-boy
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A young male employed to do housework or other odd jobs.

Dated

Example Sentences

"They think only of the tasks of a slave, a drudge, or a char-boy."
"When they were hastily summoned at dawn by one of the char-boys, they found the janitor in his little room, bent almost double, and to all appearance dead."
""The whole kingdom is aware of the facts. Not a char-boy within fifty miles but what knows that I haven't had a change of pearls for three weeks!""
"Mr. Ailes rose from a char boy in the Treasury Department to a leading figure in Washington's financial sphere."
"Proper char-boys, clean sheets and blankets, soft pillows, pyjamas and - best of all - hot and cold showers."

Etymology

From char + boy.

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

char-boys (plural) charboy (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

charwoman

Questions

What does char-boy mean?: A young male employed to do housework or other odd jobs.
Where does char-boy come from?: From char + boy.

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