dayboy

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dayboy

(ˈdeɪˌbɔɪ)
n
(Education) Brit a boy who attends a boarding school daily, but returns home each evening
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Noun1.dayboy - a day boarder who is a boy
day boarder - a schoolchild at a boarding school who has meals at school but sleeps at home
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dayboy

[ˈdeɪbɔɪ] n (esp Brit) (Scol) → alunno esterno
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