day boy

American  

noun

Chiefly British.

1. a male boarding-school student who lives at home.

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Etymology

Origin of day boy

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

The same day boy Y was interviewed, girl X was also questioned by detectives.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2023

His legs will be as good as thine one day, boy, and then he shall keep thee company right enough, on his feet.”

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli

"Well," Barbarossa shrugged his fat shoulders, "then he won't get the job. Have a nice day, boy."

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke

It was not that anything deeply wicked was related, but Martin had been a day boy at his private school and had only received a vague impression of the ways of nature and of man.

From Years of Plenty by Brown, Ivor

It seemed as if he thought he knew more than other people, which I held to be a reprehensible failing in any one—particularly a day boy.

From Tom, Dick and Harry by Reed, Talbot Baines