paper boy
Young news deliverer
A paper boy is a person, traditionally a boy or young man, who delivers newspapers to homes on a regular route.
The job was once a common first employment for teenagers, delivering morning or evening editions by bicycle.
Paper boy evokes mid-20th-century Americana: He got up at 5 a.m. for his paper route.
The gender-neutral paper carrier is now preferred in formal contexts.
- articleWritten piece or grammatical word
- subscriptionPaid recurring access
- newsReports of recent events
- tabloidSensationalist newspaper format
- AmericanaHeritage artifacts or music
obituary · newspaperboy · nostalgia · courier · messenger · industriousness · small-town life · errand runner · mail carrier · bicycle · rainy day · independence · advertisement · opinion · coupon · newsstand · column · magazine
- boyslad, laddie, son, youngster, youth
- starter jobsbabysitter, cashier, busboy, busser, lifeguard
- neighborhood charactersbusybody, gossip, nosy neighbor, mailman, dog walker
- childhood influencesgrandparent, mentor, teacher, coach, pet
- Courierscourier, messenger, mail carrier, postal worker, delivery driver
- messengersmessenger, courier, couriers, herald, heralds