newsboy

noun

news·​boy ˈnüz-ˌbȯi How to pronounce newsboy (audio)
ˈnyüz-
: one who delivers or sells newspapers

Examples of newsboy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web More than 100 plaque thefts have been reported from two cemeteries in Carson and Compton, and a bronze newsboy statue in MacArthur Park was stolen. Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2024 Cops also recovered building surveillance video that showed Johnson repeatedly leaving Small’s apartment lugging out bags and wearing different disguises including a blond woman’s wig with a down puffer, a newsboy cap and blazer and a boonie hat and beige jacket. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2024 Jason wore a black suit jacket with matching pants for the occasion, along with a light brown newsboy hat. Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024 Advertisement Less heralded at the time were the models that Troubetzkoy used for the soldier and the newsboy. Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for newsboy 

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Word History

First Known Use

1722, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of newsboy was in 1722

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“Newsboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newsboy. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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newsboy

noun
news·​boy ˈn(y)üz-ˌbȯi How to pronounce newsboy (audio)
: a person who delivers or sells newspapers
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