ELEVATOR
NOUNS
► ALLEY-WAITER ► ALLY-WAITER an elevator → 1896 Amer. dial.
► BOX an elevator → 1974 Amer. sl.
► CAGE an elevator, a lift → 1938 US sl.
► EGG CRATE an old elevator → 1930s sl.
► VATOR an elevator → 1970 US students’ sl. (Bk.)
NOUNS – PERSON
► ELEVATOR JOCKEY an elevator operator → 1960 US sl.
► INDOOR AVIATOR an elevator operator → 1920s US sl.
► VERTICAL JOCKEY an elevator operator → 1953 US sl.
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