"keyboy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: keyboys [plural]
Etymology: key + boy Etymology templates: {{compound|en|key|boy}} key + boy Head templates: {{en-noun}} keyboy (plural keyboys)
  1. A male hotel or motel employee in charge of room keys.
    Sense id: en-keyboy-en-noun-FzIiGdIF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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