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

Other Word Forms

• papergirl noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of paperboy¹

First recorded in 1875–80; paper + boy

Example Sentences

What does a paperboy’s tip have to do with the end of the world?

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Another haint, this one a teenage boy in overalls and a paperboy hat, passed through us.

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“The Cards have been breached,” a paperboy shouted.

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For example, if the paperboy throws your newspaper threw your window and breaks it, then you might be covered with an open peril policy, but coverage is doubtful with a named peril agreement.

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A paperboy pulls a wagon that shoots today’s news out of pneumatic cannons.

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