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• barrow-boy
  barrow-boy

  noun

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

  noun

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

barrow-boy

American  

[bar-oh-boi] / ˈbær oʊˌbɔɪ /

noun

British.

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

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barrow boy British  

noun

1. a man who sells his wares from a barrow; street vendor

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Etymology

Origin of barrow-boy

First recorded in 1935–40