callboy
noun
callboy is spelled C-A-L-L-B-O-Y: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, callboy means “A male prostitute” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of callboy is callboys.
How many letters and syllables are in callboy?
| Letters | 7: C-A-L-L-B-O-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is callboy?
Callboy appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce callboy?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-callboy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of callboy
- callboys plural
- call boy
- call-boy
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does callboy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A male prostitute.
- 2
datedA bellhop.
- 3
A boy or man who summons actors when their presence is required for a performance.
- 4
slangA public transport barker (a man who, for a fee, calls out the destination of jeepneys and buses)
- 5
A man who works as a call center agent. (see usage notes)
- 6
A youth employed to wake people up for work.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Callboy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a boy or man who summons actors:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Inspizient |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does callboy come from?
From call + boy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).