Definition of schoolboy
: a boy attending school
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Three black British schoolboys will soon receive a national service award for their role in helping save the life of a man who tried to kill himself by jumping off a bridge in Waltham Cross, England, last year.
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City were found guilty by the Premier League of illegally tapping up two schoolboys and were handed a punishment of £300,000 and a year-long ban from poaching their English rivals' best talents.
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In one incident four years ago, dozens of schoolboys were burned alive by militants.
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Ballet Boys: Village 8 Theaters, 4014 Dutchmans Lane, 4:30 p.m. This documentary will take you through four years in the lives of three Norwegian schoolboys and hopeful future dance stars.
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So, to summarize: Two men who are over 70 years old and who are likely to run for president in the next election are currently engaged in schoolboy taunts and threats of physical violence.
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We were interrupted again, this time by a schoolboy wanting to buy a can of fizzy drink.
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Success made him realize music could be more than a schoolboy dream.
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The Truman Capote of fashion, Derek Blasberg, channeled a chic schoolboy.
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: a boy who goes to school
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