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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Art De Roché, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
The story follows a group of young schoolboys who, after a deadly plane crash, become stranded on a tropical island with no adults and have to fend for themselves.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026
While waiting at a crosswalk, a gaggle of Italian schoolboys clustered in front of me, every single one wearing the same Borealis daypack from The North Face, likely stuffed with textbooks and homework.
—Amelia Arvesen, Outside, 19 Feb. 2026
Shaheed Aitzaz Hassan Bangash, a fifteen-year-old Pakistani schoolboy, stopped a suicide bomber from entering his school, where the bomber would have killed two thousand students.
—Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
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Noun
If anything, this match served as a return to more ‘real’ football that could prove beneficial for both schoolboys.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
The story follows a group of young schoolboys who, after a deadly plane crash, become stranded on a tropical island with no adults and have to fend for themselves.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026
While waiting at a crosswalk, a gaggle of Italian schoolboys clustered in front of me, every single one wearing the same Borealis daypack from The North Face, likely stuffed with textbooks and homework.
—Amelia Arvesen, Outside, 19 Feb. 2026
Shaheed Aitzaz Hassan Bangash, a fifteen-year-old Pakistani schoolboy, stopped a suicide bomber from entering his school, where the bomber would have killed two thousand students.
—Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
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 12 Mar. 2026.
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