paperboy

pa·per·boy

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pey-per-boi]
- /ˈpeɪ pərˌbɔɪ/
- /ˈpeɪpəbɔːj/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pey-per-boi]
- /ˈpeɪ pərˌbɔɪ/

Definitions of paperboy word

noun paperboy a youth or man who sells newspapers on the street or delivers them to homes; newsboy. 1
noun paperboy male child who delivers newspapers 1
countable noun paperboy A paperboy is a boy who delivers newspapers to people's homes. 0
noun paperboy a boy employed to deliver newspapers, magazines, etc 0
noun paperboy a boy who sells or delivers newspapers 0

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Origin of paperboy

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80; paper + boy

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Parts of speech for Paperboy

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Paperboy

paperboy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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