Newsboys Meaning in English

word · lemma: newsboy

US

NOOZ-boyz

UK

NYOOZ-boyz

释义

Newsboys are young boys who sell or deliver newspapers, usually on the street or by going door-to-door.

用法与细微差别

Historical term, rarely seen today. Refers to a specific occupation common in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, often involving children. Typical collocations: 'newsboy cap', 'newsboy strike', not used for adults or girls ('newsboy' is masculine).

• Spanish: canillitas - repartidores de periódicos (niños)
• Portuguese (BR): jornaleiros (crianças) - meninos vendedores de jornal
• Portuguese (PT): ardinas - meninos vendedores de jornais
• Chinese (Simplified): 报童
• Chinese (Traditional): 報童
• Hindi: अख़बार बेचने वाले लड़के
• Arabic: صبيان الجرائد
• Bengali: সংবাদপত্র বিক্রেতা ছেলে - সংবাদপত্র বিতরণকারী ছেলে
• Russian: газетчики (мальчики)
• Japanese: 新聞少年
• Vietnamese: cậu bé bán báo - cậu bé giao báo
• Korean: 신문 소년
• Turkish: gazete satan çocuklar - gazete dağıtan çocuklar
• Urdu: اخبار بیچنے والے لڑکے
• Indonesian: anak laki-laki penjual koran - anak laki-laki loper koran

例句

The newsboys sold papers on every street corner.

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Many newsboys worked early in the morning.

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The city had dozens of newsboys in the 1900s.

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People used to hear the newsboys shouting headlines every afternoon.

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The newsboys quickly disappeared once newspapers started home delivery.

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He wore a classic newsboys cap for his costume.

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