paperboy
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paperboy
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From paper + boy.
noun paperboys
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A boy who delivers newspapers to houses on a paper round.
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!
Similar: newsboy
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noun male who delivers newspapers
| Español | repartidor de periódicos |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 新聞配達 shinbun haitatsu |
| 中文 | 報童 /报童 bàotóng |
| Português | ardina |
| Français | livreur de journaux, camelot |
| Deutsch | Zeitungsausträger, Zeitungsjunge |
| Italiano | ragazzo dei giornali, strillone |
| Română | băiat cu ziare |
| Русский | газе́тчик gazétčik |
Talk about this word "paperboy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/paperboy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. paperboy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/paperboy "paperboy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/paperboy.
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@misc{paperboy_2026,
title = {paperboy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/paperboy},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
