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turnboy

turnboy noun: an assistant to the driver of public transport or a truck.

Noun

turnboy (plural turnboys)

  1. (Africa, East) An assistant to the driver of public transport or a truck.

Forms of turnboy

pluralturnboys

Origin of turnboy

From turn + boy?

Questions about turnboy

What does turnboy mean?
Turnboy means an assistant to the driver of public transport or a truck.
What part of speech is turnboy?
Turnboy is a noun.
What is the plural of turnboy?
The plural of turnboy is turnboys.

Words near turnboy in the dictionary

  1. Turnbos
  2. Turnbough
  3. Turnboughs
  4. Turnbow
  5. Turnbows
  6. turnboy
  7. turnboys
  8. turnbroach
  9. turnbroaches
  10. turnbuckle
  11. turnbuckles

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