Definition of Paperboy

1. Noun. A boy who sells or delivers newspapers.

Generic synonyms: Deliverer, Delivery Boy, Deliveryman

Definition of Paperboy

1. Noun. A male who delivers newspapers to houses on a paper round ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Paperboy

1. a newsboy [n -BOYS] - See also: newsboy

Lexicographical Neighbors of Paperboy

paper trail
paper trails
paper wasp
paper white
paperback
paperback book
paperbacked
paperbacks
paperbark
paperbark birch
paperbarks
paperboard
paperboards
paperbound
paperbounds
paperboy (current term)
paperboys
paperbush
paperchase
paperclip
paperclips
papercraft
papercrafts
papercrete
papercut
papercuts
papered
paperer
paperers
papergirl

Literary usage of Paperboy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Talking, Drawing, Writing: Lessons for Our Youngest Writers by Martha Horn, Mary Ellen Giacobbe (2007)
"He said, The mornings of the paperboy are still dark and they are always cold, ... And on these cold mornings, the paperboy's bed is still warm and it is ..."

2. Becoming a Literacy Leader: Supporting Learning and Changeby Jennifer Allen by Jennifer Allen (2006)
"The paperboy. New York: Scholastic. Pochocki, Ethel. 1989. Rosebud and Red Flannel. Camden, ME: Down East. Provencher, Rose-Marie. 2004. Slithery Jake. ..."

3. An American's London by Louise Closser Hale (1920)
"After the postman, the milk-girl, and the paperboy made their first senseless attacks upon the door, the knocker was not in evidence until the usual ..."

4. Tanglefoot, an (Almost)) True Story of Civil Wars and Cities by Richard Connelly Miller (2005)
"... to the swinging doors just as a paperboy came in shouting, "Extra Extra; Read all about it, MAYOR HARRISON SHOT DOWN IN COLD BLOOD, Not Expected to Live ..."

5. Flaky Lips: A Play in One Act by Lindsay Price (2003)
"LEGIT: Dad with his newspaper. BOTH: They're everywhere. LEGIT: Mr. Merchant on the cross walk. TRUE: Mrs. Allen on the front lawn. LEGIT: The paperboy. ..."

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