travelling male homosexual prostitute
Archaic term for a male sex worker who travelled, historically used in the Edo period. Cross-referenced with 飛子 (sense 2).
See also: とびこ
The word 旅子 appears in documents from the Edo period.
Kanji spelling; no alternative written forms are recorded.
The historical derivation is uncertain. The kanji 旅 (travel) and 子 (child, person) suggest a person who travels, consistent with the recorded meaning.