schoolboy

noun/ˈskuːlˌbɔɪ/

Frequency rank: #10,533 most common English word

Meaning

a boy who attends school, typically referring to a young male student.

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Example sentence

The schoolboy blushed when the teacher asked him to read aloud in front of the class.

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