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Synonyms for newsboy

Most common

carrier paperboy

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A boy, or by extension a man, who sells and/or delivers newspapers.

    A newsboy passed by, yelling, "Extra! Extra! Read all about it!"

Related words

Word family
newshound newsmonger
Is a kind of
boy man person cap hat

Forms

Plural
newsboys → paperboys, carriers…

Example sentences

  • carrier Impure drinking water can be a carrier of diseases.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
newsboysteady
carrierfalling
paperboyrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters
carrier3
8 letters
paperboy3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (carrier3 = 3 syllables).