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Meaning of "copyboy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COPYBOY

copyboy  [ˈkɒpɪbɔɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COPYBOY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Copyboy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COPYBOY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gofer

A gofer, go-fer or gopher /ˈɡoʊfər/ is an employee who specializes in delivery of special items to their superior. The special items may be anything from a cup of coffee to a tailored suit or a car.

Definition of copyboy in the English dictionary

The definition of copyboy in the dictionary is a boy employed by a newspaper or broadcast news office to carry copy and run errands.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COPYBOY


attaboy
ˈætəˌbɔɪ
B-boy
ˈbiːˌbɔɪ
batboy
ˈbætˌbɔɪ
boi
bɔɪ
boy
bɔɪ
buoy
bɔɪ
carboy
ˈkɑːˌbɔɪ
cowboy
ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ
fanboy
ˈfænˌbɔɪ
flyboy
ˈflaɪbɔɪ
homeboy
ˈhəʊmˌbɔɪ
ladyboy
ˈleɪdɪˌbɔɪ
lifebuoy
ˈlaɪfbɔɪ
newsboy
ˈnjuːzˌbɔɪ
paperboy
ˈpeɪpəˌbɔɪ
playboy
ˈpleɪˌbɔɪ
schoolboy
ˈskuːlˌbɔɪ
tomboy
ˈtɒmˌbɔɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COPYBOY

copy holder
copy in
copy machine
copy press
copy shop
copy taster
copy typist
copy-edit
copyable
copybook
copycat
copyfight
copygirl
copygraph
copyhold
copyholder
copying
copying ink
copyism
copyist

WORDS THAT END LIKE COPYBOY

altar boy
baby boy
billyboy
birthday boy
bullyboy
cabin boy
dayboy
drummer boy
errand boy
fair-haired boy
golden boy
old boy
pennyboy
pretty boy
rent boy
shepherd boy
teddy boy
the boy
whipping boy
white-haired boy

Synonyms and antonyms of copyboy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «copyboy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COPYBOY

Find out the translation of copyboy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of copyboy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «copyboy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

copyboy
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

copyboy
570 millions of speakers

English

copyboy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

copyboy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

copyboy
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

copyboy
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

copyboy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

copyboy
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

copyboy
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Copyboy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Copyboy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

copyboy
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

copyboy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Copyboy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

copyboy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

copyboy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॉपीबॉय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

copyboy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

copyboy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

copyboy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

copyboy
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

copyboy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

copyboy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

copyboy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

copyboy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

copyboy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of copyboy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COPYBOY»

The term «copyboy» is used very little and occupies the 160.964 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COPYBOY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «copyboy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «copyboy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about copyboy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COPYBOY»

Discover the use of copyboy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to copyboy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Blind Journey: A Journalist's Memoirs
a seat became available on the news desk, Bill Kershaw was promised the job. he had spent months filling paste pots, running copy and performing other copyboy duties he considered demeaning. Meanwhile, he was told to train me.
Jack Hawn, 2010
2
For the Record: An Oral History of Rochester, New York, ...
his. entire. career. with. Gannett,. explains. how. his. persistence. eventually. landed. him. his. first. job. as. a. copyboy. for. the. Times. Union: I remember the first Monday I walked in; I had sort of carefully hatched this plan — naively, as it turned ...
Bonnie Brennen, 2001
3
You Can’t Beat the Issues: Fifty Years with the U.S. ...
So Igotajob as a copyboy at The New York Times. Q: How did you find that? LENDERKING: I called them up and I said are you hiring? And they said, not for the regular reporting staff but a way to get there is to come on asa copyboy.Come on ...
William Lenderking, 2014
4
Chi Town
So that really qualified me as a copyboy when I went to work at the Times. I knew what bold face was. I knew what an eight-point slug was. I knew certain minor things. "In those days [after the War in '46] a copyboy was really a pretty good job.
Norbert Blei, 1990
5
Flashbacks to Youth
XVI. COLLEGE,. BASEBALL. AND. COPYBOY. ^AT'ou were at the board meeting at Mercy until this late? Bonnie, 1 I'm not that naive. They don't last this long!" It was a few days after my graduation. Dad had just returned home from a quarterly  ...
Robert Bongardt, 2005
6
Talking Back: . . . to Presidents, Dictators, and Assorted ...
CHAPTER. 1. Copyboy. I'm. not sure how I got to be so pushy. In the beginning, and even now, I wanted to emulate Miss Virginia Clair and be a lady and an ace reporter at the same time. It's a balancing act I'm still sorting out after nearly four ...
Andrea Mitchell, 2006
7
Fallen Idols (Lacrimae Rerum): A Memoir
T op of the world: The Time-Life building, 1271 Avenue of the Americas. I was working on the 24th floor—on the Shnayerson side, as it was called. The copyboy from the Forbis side came over to introduce himself. He said his name was Austin  ...
Leonard Schulman, 2012
8
Row House to White House
Ernie seemed to like making books because as I moved along in the copyboy ranks, he remained forever a bookmaker. After weeks making books, the Bulletin hired another copyboy. Barney Devine promoted me to the ranks that ran copy ...
Lawrence M. O'Rourke, 2012
9
The Injustice of Justice
“I felt pretty sure that you would want to take a stab at reporting when I offered it to you, so as I was leaving the courthouse I offered the job of copyboy to your replacement.” “Yes Sir,” was all I could think of to say. After all, my old copyboy job ...
Wayne Fuller, 2001
10
All Those Mornings... at the Post: The 20th Century in ...
Also, this was mid-afternoon, and all those areas were unoccupied since the newspaper itself wasn't printed until well after midnight. "Go up to the city room and tell Mr. Fitzgerald you're the new copyboy he's been asking for," he said as he ...
Shirley Povich, Lynn Povich, Maury Povich, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COPYBOY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term copyboy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
JACK'S MUSIC: Blame it on the Pony Express
The next morning, while at my job as a copyboy for the Evening Times, I told the story to Jim Goldsworthy, who I knew was from Keyser. I knew ... «Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, Jul 15»
2
Terabbit Racing's Matlock & Hayes First Overall UTV at 2015 …
... Jimco Racing, Rugged Radio, Factory UTV, Mastercraft, Cryoheat, Fly Racing, Maxima, UNI, Motion Pro, IMS, KZ-RV, Monster Seal, CopyBoy ... «Off-Road.com, Jun 15»
3
Who is a journalist?
My first job in journalism was as a copyboy at the NBC News Bureau in Washington, D.C. In my early 20s, I asked Bill Corrigan, the newsroom ... «World Magazine, May 15»
4
A sub's salute to final days of 'Irish Press'
I had entered the paper as a copyboy, aged 18, in 1985, working my way on to the sports sub-editors' bench. I knew no other way of life or work. «Irish Examiner, May 15»
5
Thomas: Stephanopoulos' charity, career help erode journalisistic …
My first job in journalism was as a copyboy at the NBC News Bureau in Washington, D.C. In my early 20s, I asked Bill Corrigan, the newsroom ... «LubbockOnline.com, May 15»
6
Thomas: Who is a journalist?
My first job in journalism was as a copyboy at the NBC News Bureau in Washington, D.C. In my early 20s, I asked Bill Corrigan, the newsroom ... «Northwest Herald, May 15»
7
News Corp denies Racing NSW influence as star columnist quits the …
After starting out as a copyboy at The Mirror, he rose through the ranks of Australian sports coverage and began writing for News Corp in the ... «Crikey, May 15»
8
The day a president died
A copyboy rushed around the room, dropping off copies of the first EXTRA -- the simple news in a 76-point-type headline: ROOSEVELT DEAD. «CNN, Apr 15»
9
Loren R. Craft, 86, reporter and editor
"At one point, he was Lister's personal copyboy," said Sylvia Craft, Mr. Craft's wife. One of his duties was to fill his boss's thermos with cold water ... «Philly.com, Apr 15»
10
Knopfler sings perfectly poetic story songs
Knopfler tells this true story through his own eyes as a young copyboy who learns his old co-worker is the poet Basil Bunting . Or there's “Beryl,” ... «St. George Daily Spectrum, Mar 15»

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