rink rat


noun Canadian.

a youth who spends a great deal of time at a hockey rink, helping with maintenance work, sweeping, etc., often without pay or in return for free admission to the rink.

Origin of rink rat

First recorded in 1940–45

British Dictionary definitions for rink rat

rink rat

noun

Canadian informal a young person who carries out chores at an ice-hockey rink in return for free skating time