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means A (usually young) newspaper carrier who delivered papers to homes, typically on a regular route, often by bike, before dawn.

from A straightforward compound of 'paper' (from Old French papier, tracing back to Latin papyrus and ultimately Greek papyros, the reed used for ancient writing material) plus 'boy.' The job itself is a 19th and 20th-century invention, tied to the rise of daily newspapers and home delivery subscriptions — the word simply named the kid who did it, no mystery required.