| 词汇 | barrow-boy |
| 释义 | barrow boy noun[ C ] UKuk /ˈbær.əʊ ˌbɔɪ/ us /ˈbær.oʊ ˌbɔɪ/ in the past, a man or boy who sold fruit and vegetables, etc. from a barrow（旧时的）街头推车小贩 People who sell things agent assistant auctioneer barker black marketeer flower girl franchisee gallerist haberdasher hawker reseller retailer sales assistant sales force sales rep superseller supplier tout tradesman tradespeople Examples of barrow boybarrow boy But the barrowboy or the stall-holder who has a few bunches of flowers outside the cemetery gates can compete with the legitimate shopkeeper. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is that every barrowboy should be required to keep proper books of account. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The barrowboy will say that the "½" was written in clear letters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Furthermore, it is possible that that is more likely than that the shopkeeper would turn barrowboy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He started selling things, became a barrowboy, went into business, and eventually became a millionaire. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A lesson might be learnt from that humble member of the trading community, the barrowboy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He spoke about the barrowboy who was not prosecuted because he supplied vegetables to the police officer concerned. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Where the barrowboy will be in that time, goodness knows! From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Yes, or any barrowboy, but let us get that into perspective. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is not a simpler comparison that of one barrowboy throwing dirty water over the fruit of another barrowboy, thinking he may buy it in cheap? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In this class of self-employed person is a very wide variation, from the barrowboy to some of the very richest people in the country, who are self-employed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I daresay that the clause is meant to deal with the market barrowboy kind of sale so that such items can be seized on the spot. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 After all, what is a barrowboy? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Assume that he sweeps into the industrial net the barrow boys, the spivs and all the other flora and fauna and excrescences of social life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I heard what was said about bringing a number of barrow boys together only to find that they quarrelled with each other. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of barrow boy These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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