schoolboy

[US]/'skuːlbɒɪ/
[UK]/'skulbɔɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. male student in a primary or secondary school
Word Forms

Example Sentences

There is still much of the schoolboy in him.

the comic's lavatorial schoolboy humour appealed to many people.

a novel about schoolboys marooned on a desert island.

The young schoolboy can not understand the allusive conversation of intellectual men.

As a schoolboy, he showed every sign of genius.

A schoolboy miraculously survived a 25 000-volt electric shock.

A schoolboy at the back of the room piped up with a remark that made the audience laugh.

The schoolboys were captivated by the adventures of the heroes in the animated cartoon.

The schoolboys are more cautious not to make any mistakes in spelling than ever before.

Schoolboys think it bad form to tell a teacher of another boy's wrong-doing.

As a schoolboy with a avid interest in birds, David Wingate was present in 1951 when a Bermudan naturalist succeeded in weaseling the first cahow out of its deep nesting crevice.

Real-world Examples

I have never seen so disagreeable a schoolboy!

Source: "Education of Love" February

Strong circumstantial evidence suggests that van Gogh was the victim of schoolboy bullies.

Source: The Economist - Arts

'They look just like schoolboys, ' she said aloud.

Source: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Simplified Version)

And with these advantages his schoolboy days began.

Source: American Elementary School English 6

As a schoolboy Philip was often naughty, though never nasty.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Absolute schoolboy era immediately. - The flavoring, is pureed. - He's reading.

Source: Gourmet Base

He stood like a schoolboy with whom a master is finding fault.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

“Is a schoolboy grudge worth putting an innocent man back inside Azkaban? ”

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

He said this schoolboy punishment gave him a life-long respect for the Constitution.

Source: VOA Special July 2019 Collection

My schoolboy memory was that Grant and Lee actually met in a courthouse.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 3

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