Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A boy who sells or delivers newspapers.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A boy who sells or delivers newspapers.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A male who
delivers newspapers to houses on apaper round
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a boy who sells or delivers newspapers
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Examples
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To entice adults with cars to fill this role, newspaper executives switched from using the term paperboy to independent delivery contractor.
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The paperboy is a bit more complex now, but that decision as to whether he's been stiffed or not belongs to him, not the customer.
Think Relevance 2010
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That Ace of Spades cut just brought down the house! squeeze the cream from the last few hours of '09! this ace of spades version was great! come on ... update the playlist! great it was eli "paperboy" reed - i have the single
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I mean, consider that over the past few years, he has fought his way through two life-threatening bouts with cancer -- working all the while, including as a "paperboy" for the Winnipeg Sun, delivering the paper each morning, whatever the weather.
Winnipeg Sun 2009
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Thankfully I chose 'paperboy' not 'cocaine raddled gutter lady'.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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From paperboy in ‘Our Town’ to minister in a movie.
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Spidey, for example, is a paperboy, and he and Brock (Venom) are in competition for the best routes.
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Mimo was a fat man, always in a turtleneck and paperboy cap.
Least Resistance 2009
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I trace that itch to my days as a paperboy who consumed his own product, the Newark Star-Ledger.
Deconstructing Obama Jack Cashill 2011
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I trace that itch to my days as a paperboy who consumed his own product, the Newark Star-Ledger.
Deconstructing Obama Jack Cashill 2011
tbtabby commented on the word paperboy
A customer who brings a print ad to the car lot, wanting to buy a car for the advertised price.
September 8, 2018