paperboy

American  

[pey-per-boi] / ˈpeɪ pərˌbɔɪ /

noun

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

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paperboy British  

/ ˈpeɪpəˌbɔɪ /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• papergirl noun

Etymology

Origin of paperboy

First recorded in 1875–80; paper + boy

Example Sentences

To help support his passions, Leonard worked multiple odd jobs, including teriyaki delivery person, window washer, paperboy, glass cutter and climbing guide.

From Salon • Nov. 19, 2022

The game that his young paperboy read about in the newspaper came after a string of seven draws in which Fischer skillfully parried Spassky’s attempts to cut into his three-point lead.

From Washington Times • Aug. 30, 2022

His mother had ran branches in Wales since he was a teenager, and he'd worked in the shop and as a paperboy.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2022

Sheinkin begins his story in June 1953 with 13-year-old Jimmy Bozart, a Brooklyn paperboy who happens upon a piece of Soviet tradecraft, a hollow nickel containing an encrypted message.

From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2021

Like the farm boy who grew up to be a billionaire or the paperboy who now has a dozen satellites in space.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García