paperboy

American  

[pay-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

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Etymology

Origin of paperboy

First recorded in 1875–80; paper + boy

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Example Sentences

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paperboy

Allen, who calls the fan base “insane,” says he keeps running into people who named their children after his character, a paperboy named Cru Jones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

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

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

The paperboy shrugged, jerking his hostile eyes away.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

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