Choirboy
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A boy chorister.
- 2 a boy who sings in a choir wordnet
- 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."
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"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.