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newsboy

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English

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Etymology

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From news +‎ boy.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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newsboy (plural newsboys)

  2. A boy, or by extension a man, who sells and/or delivers newspapers.
    Synonym: (delivery) paperboy
    Hypernyms: boy, man, < person
    Coordinate terms: newsgirl, papergirl
    A newsboy passed by, yelling, "Extra! Extra! Read all about it!"
  4. Ellipsis of newsboy cap.
    Hypernyms: cap, hat
    Coordinate term: flat cap
    He was wearing a gray newsboy and a tan jacket.

Derived terms

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References

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  • Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

Anagrams

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