newsboy
newsboy — 名詞
1. a young person whose job is to bring newspapers to people's homes or to sell the
報童
送報或賣報的年輕人
a young person whose job is to bring newspapers to people's homes or to sell them in public places such as streets and markets
Before school, Caio worked as a newsboy cycling through his neighborhood with papers.
上學前，Caio 會當報童，騎著腳踏車在自家社區裡送報紙。
collocation: work as a newsboy
A cold wind blew through the street, but newsboy Tariro called out the afternoon headlines.
冷風吹過街道，但報童 Tariro 大聲叫賣下午的頭條新聞。
When newspapers were the main source of news, most cities had newsboys on street corners.
在報紙還是主要新聞來源的時代，大多數城市的街角都有報童。
Yumi's grandfather was a newsboy in London during the 1950s, saving coins from each delivery.
Yumi 的祖父在 1950 年代在倫敦當報童，每次送報都會存下幾枚硬幣。
The local newsboy rode a bicycle with a large basket strapped to the front.
當地的報童騎著一輛腳踏車，車頭綁著一個大籃子。
- paperboy
more common in British English; suggests door-to-door delivery rather than street sales
- newsvendor
refers to someone who sells newspapers at a stand or kiosk, not necessarily a child
- paper carrier
gender-neutral modern term for someone who delivers newspapers to homes
用法筆記
This word is less common today because many newspapers have shifted to digital formats and home delivery is often done by adults in vans. However, it remains a well-known historical term.