newsboy

English

Etymology

From news +‎ boy.

Pronunciation

• Audio (US):

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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!"

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

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

Anagrams

• Owenbys