choirboy
noun
choir·boy
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Definition of choirboy
1
: a boy member of a choir
2
: an innocent or virtuous man : altar boy sense 2
They're not thugs, but they're not choirboys either …— Phil Taylor
Examples of choirboy in a Sentence
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The father of the dead choirboy, neither of whom can be named, attended the court hearing on Wednesday, the father lawyer’s Lisa Flynn said before the hearing. — Washington Post, "Australian court upholds Cardinal Pell child sex convictions," 21 Aug. 2019 The father of the dead choirboy, neither of whom can be named, attended the court hearing on Wednesday, the father lawyer's Lisa Flynn said before the hearing. — NBC News, "Cardinal George Pell denied appeal on conviction for molestation of choirboys," 13 Mar. 2019 Holden starts as a textbook Groff character: neat, bookish, pretty, an F.B.I. choirboy who becomes a teacher and researcher after a hostage situation goes wrong. — K. Austin Collins, HWD, "Before Jonathan Groff Could Nail Mindhunter, He Had to Stop Smiling," 14 June 2018 Sanctimonious James Comey was his boss and made McCabe look like a choirboy. — Eric Levitz, Daily Intelligencer, "Justice Department Watchdog: McCabe Misled Investigators," 13 Apr. 2018 Sanctimonious James Comey was his boss and made McCabe look like a choirboy. — Matt Zapotosky, BostonGlobe.com, "McCabe launches GoFundMe to raise money for legal costs," 29 Mar. 2018 Sanctimonious James Comey was his boss and made McCabe look like a choirboy. — Laura Jarrett, Manu Raju And Clare Foran, CNN, "Legal defense fund site set up for former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe," 29 Mar. 2018 Sanctimonious James Comey was his boss and made McCabe look like a choirboy. — Matt Zapotosky, Washington Post, "McCabe launches GoFundMe to raise money for legal costs," 29 Mar. 2018 Sanctimonious James Comey was his boss and made McCabe look like a choirboy. — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, "Andrew McCabe speaks out in op-ed after firing," 24 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'choirboy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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choirboy
noun
English Language Learners Definition of choirboy
: a boy who is a member of a church choir
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