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papergirl

papergirl noun: a girl who delivers newspapers to houses on a paper round.

Noun

papergirl (plural papergirls)

  1. A girl who delivers newspapers to houses on a paper round.
    • Our current papergirl does a nicely consistent job of throwing the paper onto the porch. Our old papergirl sometimes would fling it into the bushes!
    Synonyms:
    newsgirl

Synonyms of papergirl

Forms of papergirl

pluralpapergirls

Origin of papergirl

From paper + girl.

Questions about papergirl

What does papergirl mean?
Papergirl means a girl who delivers newspapers to houses on a paper round.
What part of speech is papergirl?
Papergirl is a noun.
What is the plural of papergirl?
The plural of papergirl is papergirls.

Words near papergirl in the dictionary

  1. paperflower
  2. paperflowers
  3. paperfolding
  4. paperful
  5. paperfuls
  6. papergirl
  7. papergirls
  8. papergram
  9. papergrams
  10. paperhanger
  11. paperhangers

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