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• noun 1 a boy or young man employed in a hotel or club to run errands, open doors, etc. 2 a young boy attending a bride at a wedding. 3 historical a boy in training for knighthood, ranking next below a squire in the personal service of a knight. 4 historical a man or boy employed as the personal attendant of a person of rank. • verb summon over a public address system or by means of a pager. — ORIGIN Old French, from Greek paidion ‘small boy’.
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