paperboy

noun

pa·per·boy ˈpā-pər-ˌbȯi

: a boy who delivers newspapers : newsboy

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This January, Kate Middleton wore a paperboy hat for an emotional video shared on social media. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 27 Sep. 2026 The confessions of a paperboy turned journalist. — Literary Hub, 9 June 2026 Another paperboy, Sam Abadir, took a bus downtown and found a stockbroker’s office. — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 31 May 2026 The paperboy idea runs through the entire book, though sometimes loosely. — Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for paperboy

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1876, in the meaning defined above

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