- barrow boy
- noun Date: 1939 British costermonger
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
barrow boy
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barrow boy — barrow boys N COUNT A barrow boy is a man or boy who sells fruit or other goods from a barrow in the street. [BRIT] … English dictionary
barrow boy — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms barrow boy : singular barrow boy plural barrow boys British in the past, a boy or man whose job was to sell fruit and vegetables from a barrow … English dictionary
barrow-boy — noun a hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow • Syn: ↑costermonger, ↑barrow man • Hypernyms: ↑trader, ↑bargainer, ↑dealer, ↑monger * * * /bar oh boy /, n. Brit. a man or boy who sells wares from a barrow; … Useful english dictionary
barrow-boy — /bar oh boy /, n. Brit. a man or boy who sells wares from a barrow; costermonger. [1935 40] * * * … Universalium
barrow boy — bar·row boy || mÉ™n n. (British usage) male street vendor, boy or man who sells from a barrow … English contemporary dictionary
barrow boy — noun Brit. a boy or man who sells wares from a barrow in the street … English new terms dictionary
barrow boy — noun (C) BrE a man or boy who sells fruit, vegetables etc from a barrow … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
barrow boy — Street trader selling goods from barrow … A concise dictionary of English slang
barrow-boy — bar′row boy′ n. brit. costermonger • Etymology: 1935–40 … From formal English to slang
barrow boy — … Useful english dictionary
