schoolboy

school·boy | \ ˈskül-ˌbȯi

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Definition of schoolboy

(Entry 1 of 2)

: a boy attending school

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Definition of schoolboy (Entry 2 of 2)

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

Examples of schoolboy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun This complaint only seemed to annoy Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who promptly set Wall straight as an errant schoolboy. — Ephrat Livni, Quartz, "The US Supreme Court desperately seeks a “limiting principle” in Trump tax cases," 12 May 2020 The schoolboy, an Aboriginal Australian who was born with achondroplasia, a genetic order that results in dwarfism, was asked to join the rugby stars after a video of him in deep distress went viral on social media. — NBC News, "Bullied Quaden Bayles has 'best day of his life' as he leads out rugby team, mom says," 21 Feb. 2020 In November, there was a public outcry over a video that went viral showing three Egyptian teenagers bullying a schoolboy from South Sudan. — Washington Post, "Fleeing war, poverty, African migrants face racism in Egypt," 2 Jan. 2020 The piece features two black schoolboys, one of whom has a disturbingly distended belly. — Los Angeles Times, "Black masculinity and an artist’s exploration of desire, intimacy and queerness," 16 Oct. 2019 But how come assaulting a schoolboy ref was never a crime, and still isn’t unless and until the law passes? — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, "Paul Daugherty's The Morning Line: How was assaulting a referee ever acceptable?," 24 Feb. 2020 Designed by a schoolboy in a 1916 contest, Mr. Peanut—with his trademark monocle, top hat and cane—has been one of the most esteemed mascots in history, even appearing in a World War I poster produced by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. — Joe Queenan, WSJ, "If Mr. Peanut Has to Go, Why Does the Gecko Get to Live?," 31 Jan. 2020 Places such as Tabasco state, where in the 1960s a schoolboy named Andrés Manuel López Obrador played center field on the local baseball team. — Washington Post, "AMLO, the World Series-watching president, wants to Make Mexican Baseball Great Again," 24 Oct. 2019 Error 0: An Iranian schoolboy scours a neighboring village for a classmate's home to return an important notebook. — Houston Chronicle, "Outside the Megaplex: Here are the Houston arthouse movies showing Jan. 17-23," 16 Jan. 2020

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“Schoolboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schoolboy. Accessed 3 Jun. 2020.

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