Definition of paperboy in US English:
paperboy
nounˈpeɪpərˌbɔɪˈpāpərˌboi
A boy who delivers newspapers to people's homes.
Example sentencesExamples
- How do paper boys / girls manage today with probably 3 times the weight of papers as 35 years ago?
- My first job was as a paper boy.
- When I was about ten, I had a stroke of good luck, and was able to talk my way into a job as a paper boy; a considerable accomplishment for a kid with no bike.
- £1.00 is dreadful though and even paper boys and girls get more than that!
- I rummaged in the garden for the newspaper and made a mental note to wake up at six thirty and throw a stone at the paper boy.
- He was the paper boy for a number of years, but grew so lazy that he often missed deliveries.
- Because I live in the middle of nowhere, the paper boy doesn't deliver this far into the wilderness, so I have to drive out to the next village and collect the newspaper myself.
- Finally, at 4 a.m., I decided I'd just go downstairs and wait for the paper boy to show up.
- The circulation department rang every parent of every paper boy first, to check they were happy for their child to brave the weather.
- He had worked as a paper boy while he was at school and more recently in the engineering and concreting industry.
- She conducted her affairs from her bed, even getting the paper boy to deliver the paper to her bedside every morning.