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copyboy

American  
[kop-ee-boi] / ˈkɒp iˌbɔɪ /

noun

  1. an employee who runs errands and carries copy from desk to desk in a newspaper office.


Etymology

Origin of copyboy

First recorded in 1885–90; copy + boy

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Maybe answering that question could be the Ph.D. thesis I was headed toward 66 years ago when I answered that ad for copyboy in the late, lamented sports department of the New York Times.

From Salon Nov. 26, 2023

As a copyboy and then reporter at the Evening Star, he witnessed up close various milestones in the civil rights movement and the Kennedy presidency from inception to tragic end.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 23, 2022

He became a copyboy at what then was International News Service and went to high school at night.

From Washington Post Jul. 1, 2017

The paths that once took 16 year-old school-leavers from shopfloor to boardroom or from copyboy to newspaper editor are blocked.

From The Guardian Jan. 8, 2013

A little after six thirty that evening, a copyboy walked in with a stack of papers.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

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