barrow-boy

[ bar-oh-boi ]

nounBritish.

a man or boy who sells wares from a barrow; costermonger.

Origin of barrow-boy

First recorded in 1935–40

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How to use barrow-boy in a sentence

The barrow-boy now came up, and announced that from the look-out tree he had seen the other cowherd coming up at a gallop.
The Yellow Rose | Mr Jkai
Just wait till I'm herdsman, and then I'll have a barrow-boy of my own to knock about!
The Yellow Rose | Mr Jkai

British Dictionary definitions for barrow boy

barrow boy

noun

British a man who sells his wares from a barrow; street vendor

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