Definition of PAPERBOY

paperboy

Plural: paperboys

Noun

  • a boy who sells or delivers newspapers
  • A boy who delivers newspapers to houses on a paper round.
  • pl. -BOYS a newsboy

Examples

  • "Our current paperboy does a nicely consistent job of throwing the paper onto the porch. Our old paperboy sometimes would fling it into the bushes!"

Origin / Etymology

From paper + boy.

Synonyms

newsboy

Scrabble Score: 17

paperboy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
paperboy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
paperboy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

paperboy is a valid Words With Friends word