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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Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Ben’s college teammates mingled with his friends from high school, the latter having traveled from Hoover, Alabama, to tell stories of Ben’s stardom as a schoolboy phenom.
—Nick Stern, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
As an Oviedo resident and schoolboy, joining Gijón’s academy certainly brought scrutiny from schoolmates.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
The four-part fictional series tells the story of a schoolboy named Jamie, played by Cooper, who is accused of murdering a female classmate.
—Laura Yuen, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025
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Noun
This is the scout who found the schoolboy Kieran Trippier playing for a team called Seedfield in the North Bury League, as well as discovering a young Taylor Harwood-Bellis at Spurley Hey Juniors in Stockport and the diminutive Rico Lewis playing as a winger-come-striker for Prestwich Pythons.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Ben’s college teammates mingled with his friends from high school, the latter having traveled from Hoover, Alabama, to tell stories of Ben’s stardom as a schoolboy phenom.
—Nick Stern, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
As an Oviedo resident and schoolboy, joining Gijón’s academy certainly brought scrutiny from schoolmates.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
The four-part fictional series tells the story of a schoolboy named Jamie, played by Cooper, who is accused of murdering a female classmate.
—Laura Yuen, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Schoolboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schoolboy. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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