newsboy

[ nooz-boi, nyooz- ]

noun

1. a person, typically a boy, who sells or delivers newspapers.

newsboy

/ ˈnjuːzˌbɔɪ /

noun

1. a boy who sells or delivers newspapers

Word History and Origins

Origin of newsboy¹

First recorded in 1755–65; news + boy

Example Sentences

Stores, restaurants and hotels opened, and pedestrians, newsboys, housewives, businessmen, clerks, merchants, and customers packed the streets.

From Time

Giulavogui cried, 55 years old and less than a decade in America, but sounding like a Gotham newsboy from another era.

From The Daily Beast

A newsboy boarded the train and passed hurriedly through the cars with the morning papers.

From Project Gutenberg

Off darted the newsboy, to be lost in the crowd on the other side of the street.

From Project Gutenberg

And our hero shook hands, which made the newsboy grin all over.

From Project Gutenberg

"I guess you wasn't cut out for a newsboy," said Dick, frankly.

From Project Gutenberg

"I'm going to have a job in the store next month," said the newsboy one day.

From Project Gutenberg