paperboy

English

Etymology

From paper +‎ boy.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

paperboy (plural paperboys)

  1. A boy who delivers newspapers to houses on a paper round.
    Synonym: newsboy (sometimes synonymous)
    Hypernyms: boy < person
    Coordinate terms: papergirl, newsgirl
    Our current paperboy does a nicely consistent job of throwing the paper onto the porch. Our old paperboy sometimes would fling it into the bushes!

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