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单词 paperboy
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Definition of paperboy in English:

paperboy

nounˈpeɪpəbɔɪˈpeɪpərˌbɔɪ
  • A boy who delivers newspapers to people's homes.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • My first job was as a paper boy.
    • How do paper boys / girls manage today with probably 3 times the weight of papers as 35 years ago?
    • The circulation department rang every parent of every paper boy first, to check they were happy for their child to brave the weather.
    • She conducted her affairs from her bed, even getting the paper boy to deliver the paper to her bedside every morning.
    • £1.00 is dreadful though and even paper boys and girls get more than that!
    • When I was about ten, I had a stroke of good luck, and was able to talk my way into a job as a paper boy; a considerable accomplishment for a kid with no bike.
    • I rummaged in the garden for the newspaper and made a mental note to wake up at six thirty and throw a stone at the paper boy.
    • Because I live in the middle of nowhere, the paper boy doesn't deliver this far into the wilderness, so I have to drive out to the next village and collect the newspaper myself.
    • He had worked as a paper boy while he was at school and more recently in the engineering and concreting industry.
    • Finally, at 4 a.m., I decided I'd just go downstairs and wait for the paper boy to show up.
    • He was the paper boy for a number of years, but grew so lazy that he often missed deliveries.

Definition of paperboy in US English:

paperboy

nounˈpeɪpərˌbɔɪˈpāpərˌboi
  • A boy who delivers newspapers to people's homes.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • How do paper boys / girls manage today with probably 3 times the weight of papers as 35 years ago?
    • My first job was as a paper boy.
    • When I was about ten, I had a stroke of good luck, and was able to talk my way into a job as a paper boy; a considerable accomplishment for a kid with no bike.
    • £1.00 is dreadful though and even paper boys and girls get more than that!
    • I rummaged in the garden for the newspaper and made a mental note to wake up at six thirty and throw a stone at the paper boy.
    • He was the paper boy for a number of years, but grew so lazy that he often missed deliveries.
    • Because I live in the middle of nowhere, the paper boy doesn't deliver this far into the wilderness, so I have to drive out to the next village and collect the newspaper myself.
    • Finally, at 4 a.m., I decided I'd just go downstairs and wait for the paper boy to show up.
    • The circulation department rang every parent of every paper boy first, to check they were happy for their child to brave the weather.
    • He had worked as a paper boy while he was at school and more recently in the engineering and concreting industry.
    • She conducted her affairs from her bed, even getting the paper boy to deliver the paper to her bedside every morning.
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