"cash boy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cash boys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cash boy (plural cash boys)
  1. (dated, informal) In large retail stores, a male messenger who carries the money received by the salesman from customers to a cashier, and returns the proper change. Tags: dated, informal
    Sense id: en-cash_boy-en-noun-6ItjtLxa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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