"telegraph boy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: telegraph boys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} telegraph boy (plural telegraph boys)
  1. (historical) A young male employed to notify people about incoming telegraphic messages. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Telegraphy
    Sense id: en-telegraph_boy-en-noun-bzurFIUm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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