paperboy

[ pey-per-boi ]

noun

1. a youth or man who sells newspapers on the street or delivers them to homes; newsboy.

paperboy

/ ˈpeɪpəˌbɔɪ /

noun

1. a boy employed to deliver newspapers, magazines, etc

Derived Forms

• ˈpaperˌgirl, noun:feminine

Word History and Origins

Origin of paperboy¹

First recorded in 1875–80; paper + boy

Example Sentences

He was a talented salesman and began working as a paperboy at age 12.

From Washington Blade

Nicole Kidman stretched as a Southern damsel in The Paperboy, but the movie was widely panned.

From The Daily Beast

Zac Efron spends a good portion of ‘The Paperboy,’ in theaters Friday, in his tighty whities.

From The Daily Beast

The Paperboy, a film starring Matthew McConaughey, Zac Efron, and Nicole Kidman, debuted at the Cannes Film Festival this week.

From The Daily Beast

More recently, a dispute between him and Paperboy producer Avi Lerner, which yielded mutual accusations of racism, went viral.

From The Daily Beast

Director Lee Daniels stormed the festival with The Paperboy—and its buzzy Nicole Kidman urination scene.

From The Daily Beast