boxkeeper en · NOUN
Etymology
From box + keeper.
Meanings
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(historical) A theatre attendant in charge of the boxes.
I descended, escorted by the fruit-woman, who desired a box-keeper to open the door of Mrs Pott's box […] .
1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 255
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| boxkeepers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |