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callboy

The definition of a callboy is a bellboy or someone who calls actors up when it is their time to go on stage.

(noun)

An example of a callboy is a stage hand who is responsible to keep track of the progress of a play and to call actors up on stage when it is their time to perform.

See callboy in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a boy who calls actors when it is time for them to go on the stage
a bellboy

See callboy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

One who tells performers when it is time for them to go on stage.
A bellhop.
A male prostitute hired by telephone.

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