צוֹעֵר, boy, servant. Mekh. Mishp. s. 16 (ref. to Ex. XXII, 11) מעמו להוציא את הצ׳ ‘from with him’, this excludes the shepherd boy from responsibility; [another vers. להביא את הצ׳ this includes the shepherd’s responsibility for the shepherd boy;] Yalk. Ex. 346 הצועד (corr. acc.).—Pl. צוֹעֲרִים, constr. צוֹעֲרֵי. Arakh. II, 6; Tosef. ib. II, 2, v. צָעִיר.