paperboy

Morning delivery youth

A paperboy 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, though the role has largely been taken over by adults in cars.

The paperboy tossed the newspaper onto the porch.

delivery

route

Path from A to B

toss · bundle · subscribers · neighborhood · streets · dawn · early · rounds · satchel · carrier

nostalgia

vintage

Quality from past eras

suburbia · simpler · times · retro · childhood · innocence · bygone · wholesome · classic · traditional

occupation

job

Paid position of employment

vendor · newsagent · distributor · deliverer · hired · wages · customers · rounds · duties · supervisor

newspaper

headlines

Article titles in newspapers

tabloid · broadsheet · Sunday · edition · morning · evening · extra · circulation · subscription · local

youth

teenager

Person aged thirteen-nineteen

juvenile · minor · kid · young · allowance · earnings · independence · responsibility · hustle · enterprising

Categories
Opposites
gender

paperboypapergirl

Youth delivering periodicals

age/life stage

paperboypaperman

One who delivers newspapers

delivery driver · retiree

delivery direction/role

paperboysubscriber

One who enrolls regularly

customer · recipient · reader · mailman

Family

paperboys

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G