bag boy

noun

US

: a boy or young man hired to place shoppers' purchases (such as groceries) in bags

Smith grew up with the company starting as a bag boy in high school.

—William Heuslein, Forbes, 27 May 1991

Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

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