paper route

paper route
noun
1. the route taken when delivering newspapers every day
Syn: ↑paper round
Hypernyms: ↑path, ↑route, ↑itinerary
2. the job of delivering newspapers regularly
Hypernyms: ↑employment, ↑work

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ˈpaper round [paper round paper rounds] (BrE) (NAmE ˈpaper route) noun
the job of delivering newspapers to houses; the route taken when doing this

I used to do a Sunday morning paper round.


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