altar boy

noun

1. a male altar server.

altar boy

noun

1. RC Church Church of England a boy serving as an acolyte

Word History and Origins

Origin of altar boy¹

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

He told the inquiry that this was the only time he had had sex with the altar boy.

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They would make Willie Horton look like an altar boy compared to Maurice Clemmons.

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After some hesitation Weasel took the gun, holding it stiffly in front of him, as an altar-boy might a sacred thing.

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An assistant priest and a barefooted Mexican altar-boy stood framed in the arch of the ancient portal.

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If you don't mind I'll stay outside in the hall, and rush in to act as altar-boy, when she agrees to 'vert.

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He served the mass, an altar-boy at the Convent of the Propagation, and revealed unpleasant traits of character.

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How you ever got beyond being an altar-boy is more than I can see.

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