newsboy

noun

news·​boy ˈnüz-ˌbȯi How to pronounce newsboy (audio)
ˈnyüz-
: one who delivers or sells newspapers

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The caps proved popular with dockworkers, shipwrights and bandits, and, over time, the baker boy hat became synonymous with the newsboy cap (which was actually worn by boys working at newsstands). Rosa Rahimi, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025 The lack of undress certainly paid off, with Roberts' newsboy cap, red coat and thigh-high boots marking a signature style moment in the movie. Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025 Because this suede jacket, big scarf, newsboy cap look is giving pure 1960s Bob Dylan. Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 11 Feb. 2025 After June has taken off with one of her newsboys, Rose, grasping at any scrap of opportunity, forces Louise, who has so far been awkward and reticent, into stripping. Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for newsboy

Word History

First Known Use

1722, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of newsboy was in 1722

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“Newsboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newsboy. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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newsboy

noun
news·​boy ˈn(y)üz-ˌbȯi How to pronounce newsboy (audio)
: a person who delivers or sells newspapers
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