newsboy

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newsboy

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From news + boy.

noun newsboys

A boy, or by extension a man, who sells and/or delivers newspapers. A newsboy passed by, yelling, "Extra! Extra! Read all about it!"
Similar: paperboy
abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of newsboy cap He was wearing a gray newsboy and a tan jacket.

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"newsboy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/newsboy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"newsboy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/newsboy.

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@misc{newsboy_2026,
  title = {newsboy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/newsboy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}