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newsboy

American  
[nooz-boi, nyooz-] / ˈnuzˌbɔɪ, ˈnjuz- /

noun

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


newsboy British  
/ ˈnjuːzˌbɔɪ /

noun

  1. a boy who sells or delivers newspapers

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of newsboy

First recorded in 1755–65; news + boy


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As plainclothes detective Tony Baretta, he swaggered through four gritty seasons in muscle shirts and a newsboy cap, with a snappy street patter and a pet cockatoo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

She had last visited the statues a year ago when the newsboy still stood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2024

He almost always appeared on camera wearing a hat, typically a wool newsboy or baseball cap.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 7, 2022

She had topped it with a newsboy cap, a wink to the fedoras of her youth.

From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2022

Then I lean over Tess, grab my beaten newsboy cap from the chair, and pull it on.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu

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