Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

papergirl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pa-per-girl
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A girl who delivers newspapers to houses on a paper round.

Example Sentences

"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!"

Etymology

From paper + girl.

Inflected Forms

papergirls (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

paperboy newsboy

Synonyms

newsgirl

Questions

What does papergirl mean?: A girl who delivers newspapers to houses on a paper round.
Where does papergirl come from?: From paper + girl.

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