ボーイ

JLPT:N3
Frequency:

1A loanword meaning 'boy'. In practice, however, natives rarely use ボーイ this way in everyday speech — 男の子 or 少年 is used instead. It mainly survives in compounds or set phrases (e.g. オールドボーイ 'old boy').

Noun

2A bellboy, porter, or waiter — a male attendant who carries luggage or takes orders at a hotel, restaurant, or café. Also addressed as 'ボーイさん'.

Noun

Examples

ホテルのボーイが部屋まで荷物を運んでくれた。

The hotel's bellboy carried our luggage up to the room.

喫茶店のボーイに注文を頼んだ。

I gave my order to the waiter at the café.

昔は百貨店にもボーイと呼ばれる案内係がいた。

In the past, department stores also had attendants known as 'boys'.