noun
- a boy or man who summons actors, as from their dressing rooms, shortly before they are due to go on stage.
- a bellhop.
- Also call boy. a male prostitute who arranges appointments with clients by telephone.
- Also call-boy, call boy. Railroads Slang. a railroad employee responsible for ensuring that members of a train crew are on hand for their regular runs and for notifying them of an extra run.
noun
- a person who notifies actors when it is time to go on stage