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BARROW-BOY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does barrow-boy mean?
• BARROW-BOY (noun)
The noun BARROW-BOY has 1 sense:
1. a hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow
Familiarity information: BARROW-BOY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
barrow-boy; barrow-man; costermonger
Hypernyms ("barrow-boy" is a kind of...):
bargainer; dealer; monger; trader (someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold)
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