A disreputable man or youth who spends his time loitering on the street.
Example sentencesExamples
- The mortgage brokers and rip-off contractors are the runners and corner boys.
- This sounds more like the sharp practice of a street corner boy than a scientific investigation by a responsible company.
- There's not a corner boy in sight and trash is noticeably absent.
- In pea jacket and flat cap, Steve O'Connell represents Clar Quinlan, a gravelly voiced corner boy.