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pa·per·boy

 (pā′pər-boi′)
n.
A boy who sells or delivers newspapers.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

paperboy

(ˈpeɪpəˌbɔɪ)
n
a boy employed to deliver newspapers, magazines, etc
ˈpaperˌgirl fem n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

pa•per•boy

(ˈpeɪ pərˌbɔɪ)

n.
a youth or man who sells newspapers on the street or delivers them to homes; newsboy.
[1875–80]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.paperboy - a boy who sells or delivers newspaperspaperboy - a boy who sells or delivers newspapers
delivery boy, deliveryman, deliverer - someone employed to make deliveries
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Translations

paperboy

[ˈpeɪpəbɔɪ] N → repartidor m de periódicos
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

paperboy

[ˈpeɪpərbɔɪ] n
(delivering) → livreur m de journaux
(selling) → vendeur m de journauxpaper chain n (= decoration) → guirlande f en papierpaper chase n → jeu m de pistepaper clip n → trombone mpaper cup n → gobelet m en cartonpaper currency n → papier-monnaie m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

paperboy

[ˈpeɪpəˌbɔɪ] n (selling) → strillone m; (delivering) → ragazzo che recapita i giornali
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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