newsboy

English

Etymology

From news +‎ boy.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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!"

   • 1914, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados:

     Carrados's reply was to hold out a coin to a passing newsboy and to hand the purchase to his friend who was already in the car.

4. Ellipsis of newsboy cap.

   Hypernyms: cap, hat

   Coordinate term: flat cap

   He was wearing a gray newsboy and a tan jacket.

Derived terms

• newsboy cap

Related terms

• newshound
• newsmonger
• newsstand

References

• “newsboy” in Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary: Based on Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, 7th edition, Springfield, Mass.: G[eorge] & C[harles] Merriam, 1963 (1967 printing), →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Owenbys