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choir boy

choir boy is the alternative form of choirboy.

Meaning of choirboy

Noun

choirboy (plural choirboys)

  1. A boy chorister.
  2. (figuratively) A piously innocent person.
    • Kordic is no choirboy. The tribunal has accused him of crimes against humanity for helping to orchestrate a massive campaign of persecution against Muslims in the Lasva valley in central Bosnia.2004, Pierre Hazan, Justice in a Time of War, page 108

Forms of choir boy

pluralchoir boys

Questions about choir boy

What is choir boy the alternative form of?
Choir boy is the alternative form of choirboy.

Words near choir boy in the dictionary

  1. choil
  2. choils
  3. Choiniere
  4. Choinieres
  5. choir
  6. choir boy
  7. choir boys
  8. choir organ
  9. choir organs
  10. choir school
  11. choir schools

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