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.