A person who manages or maintains boxes, or someone who controls access to a private box (like in a theater or sports venue).
Compound of 'box' (container or enclosed space) and 'keeper' (from Old English 'cēpan,' meaning to hold or maintain), dating to when theaters had attendants for private boxes.
Theater boxkeepers were once important servants in Victorian society—they answered bells, served refreshments, and held seats, representing a whole class of jobs that vanished with modern theater design.
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