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Choirboy

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A boy chorister.
  2. 2
    a boy who sings in a choir wordnet
  3. 3
    A piously innocent person. figuratively

    "Kordic is no choirboy. The tribunal has accused him of crimes against humanity for helping to orchestrate a massive campaign of persecution against Muslims in the Lasva valley in central Bosnia."

Etymology

From choir + boy.

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