choirboy

noun

choir·boy | \ ˈkwī(-ə)r-ˌbȯi

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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

Recent Examples on the Web With unprecedented access to the artist, the documentary follows Lightfoot’s evolution from Christian choirboy to troubled troubadour to international star and beloved Canadian icon. — Dave Brooks, Billboard, "Knitting Factory & Kino Lorber Launch Film Fest With Docs on Grace Jones, Gordon Lightfoot," 12 Oct. 2020 The second choirboy died from an accidental overdose after years of drug abuse. — Hilary Whiteman, CNN, "Cardinal Pell to take fight against child sex conviction to the High Court," 17 Sep. 2019 He had been accused of molesting two 13-year-old choirboys after Sunday Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Melbourne in 1996. — Nr Editors, National Review, "The Week," 16 Apr. 2020 Almost 10 years earlier, in 1994, Van Handel had pleaded guilty to one count of lewd and lascivious behavior with a 14-year-old choirboy and gone to prison. — USA Today, "Most priests accused of sexually abusing children were never sent to prison. Here's why," 12 Nov. 2019 Christopher Smith’s photographs are technically self-portraits, though each evokes someone else: a sullen detective, a naked gladiator, a flapper, an inmate, a sword swallower, a cowboy, a choirboy, a corpse. — Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, "A Photographer’s Elaborate Transformations in His Childhood Bedroom," 18 July 2019 To this end Mr Bellamy, with the clean-cut looks of a choirboy, was an apt choice. — The Economist, "France’s Republican party faces extinction," 29 June 2019 The charges relate to two incidents involving two 13-year-old choirboys in the mid-1990s. — Hilary Whiteman, CNN, "Cardinal Pell to take fight against child sex conviction to the High Court," 17 Sep. 2019 One of the former choirboys was the key prosecution witness. — Washington Post, "The Latest: Lawyer says victim’s father cried at Pell ruling," 21 Aug. 2019

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choirboy

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English Language Learners Definition of choirboy

: a boy who is a member of a church choir

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