1
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a schoolboy
schoolboy pranks
2
: of, relating to, or being a sport for high school or prep school boys
also
: being one who participates in such sports
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Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
On Sanday, another one of the Orkney Islands, a warship connected to the American Revolution was uncovered on a beach by a schoolboy.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Heartstopper stars Connor and Joe Locke as Nick Nelson and Charlie Spring, two English schoolboys who spark a romance amid their unlikely friendship.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 23 Aug. 2025
El Salvador issued an order restricting how schoolboys’ hair should be cut, highlighting the government’s authoritarian turn.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The album’s pointed cover, showing a dolorous schoolboy gripping a phone while holding a basketball, hints at the weighty revelations contained therein.
—Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
On Sanday, another one of the Orkney Islands, a warship connected to the American Revolution was uncovered on a beach by a schoolboy.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Heartstopper stars Connor and Joe Locke as Nick Nelson and Charlie Spring, two English schoolboys who spark a romance amid their unlikely friendship.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 23 Aug. 2025
El Salvador issued an order restricting how schoolboys’ hair should be cut, highlighting the government’s authoritarian turn.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 22 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for schoolboy
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“Schoolboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schoolboy. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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