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pageboy

/ˈpeɪdʒbɔɪ/noun

उच्चारण पेज्बॉइ

(विवाह में) दुल्हन का सहायक बालक

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a young boy who helps a bride or walks behind her at a wedding

    (विवाह में) दुल्हन का सहायक बालक

    • Her nephew was the pageboy at the wedding.
    • The little pageboy in a tiny sherwani walked ahead of the bride.
    • The pageboy held the bride's flowers as she entered the hall.
    + 2 more examples
    • Two pageboys followed the bride down the aisle.
    • My cousin was a pageboy at his uncle's wedding.
  2. 2

    [C] old-fashioned

    a boy or young man employed in a hotel or a large house to carry messages and do small jobs

    (होटल या बड़े घर का) संदेशवाहक लड़का, सेवक

    • A pageboy carried our bags to the room.
    • The hotel's pageboy hurried to the lobby with a note for the guest.
    • The hotel pageboy knocked politely and handed us the keys.
    + 2 more examples
    • Years ago, he worked as a pageboy in a grand hotel.
    • A pageboy ran to fetch a taxi for the guests.

    Synonyms page bellboy bellhop

  3. 3

    [C]

    a woman's hairstyle in which the hair is straight, about chin length and turned under at the ends

    (बालों की) पेजबॉय कट शैली

    • She had her hair cut in a neat pageboy.
    • Her pageboy suited her round face, and she kept it for years.
    • She walked into the salon and asked for a pageboy.
    + 2 more examples
    • A pageboy is easy to keep tidy, she said.
    • In old photographs, many women have a pageboy haircut.