1
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a schoolboy
schoolboy pranks
2
: of, relating to, or being a sport for high school or prep school boys
also
: being one who participates in such sports
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Caroline Frost, Deadline, 12 Apr. 2025
Max Harris, a 14-year-old schoolboy from Gnosall, near Stafford, was in the front row of the Cobbold Stand when Jorgen Strand Larsen bundled home the goal that earned Wolves a 2-1 win and 12-point advantage over the relegation zone with seven games remaining.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
This truth is at the heart of Adolescence, Netflix’s new drama by Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham—an impeccable, if harrowing, exploration of the trepidatious transition of boyhood to manhood and the ultimate radicalization of a schoolboy.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2025
When a group of schoolboy cricketers founded the club in 1882, their choice of name was ‘Hotspur FC’.
—Mark Critchley, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Flintoff returned to screen last year for the second series of Field of Dreams, following his experiences taking a group of schoolboys and inspiring them with a series of cricket tutorials.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 12 Apr. 2025
Max Harris, a 14-year-old schoolboy from Gnosall, near Stafford, was in the front row of the Cobbold Stand when Jorgen Strand Larsen bundled home the goal that earned Wolves a 2-1 win and 12-point advantage over the relegation zone with seven games remaining.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
This truth is at the heart of Adolescence, Netflix’s new drama by Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham—an impeccable, if harrowing, exploration of the trepidatious transition of boyhood to manhood and the ultimate radicalization of a schoolboy.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2025
When a group of schoolboy cricketers founded the club in 1882, their choice of name was ‘Hotspur FC’.
—Mark Critchley, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Schoolboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schoolboy. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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