callboy

plural callboys · alternative call boy · alternative call-boy

1. euphemisticA male prostitute.
2. datedA bellhop.
3. entertainmentA boy or man who summons actors when their presence is required for a performance.
4. PhilippinesslangA public transport barker (a man who, for a fee, calls out the destination of jeepneys and buses)
5. humorousA man who works as a call center agent. (see usage notes)
6. A youth employed to wake people up for work.

   It was exciting being a callboy, riding a pushbike in all directions in Fremantle City, waking-up the engine-crews for work.

   2010, David Hunt, Era of Steam Engines, Volume 1, Chapter 3, Being a Callboy, Lulu.com