Added 10 October 2026 newsboy noun Categories: PeopleRare Words noun ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about newsboy at Wordnik → Where our words come from → A boy, or by extension a man, who sells and/or delivers newspapers. A newsboy passed by, yelling, "Extra! Extra! Read all about it!" Ellipsis of newsboy cap. He was wearing a gray newsboy and a tan jacket. Origin From news + boy. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: carriernewspaperboypaperboycopyboyshopboymilkboybook-boynewsieschoolboy Back to today's word