PAPER ROUTE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does paper route mean? 

• PAPER ROUTE (noun)
  The noun PAPER ROUTE has 2 senses:

1. the route taken when delivering newspapers every day

2. the job of delivering newspapers regularly

  Familiarity information: PAPER ROUTE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PAPER ROUTE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The route taken when delivering newspapers every day

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

paper round; paper route

Hypernyms ("paper route" is a kind of...):

itinerary; path; route (an established line of travel or access)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The job of delivering newspapers regularly

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("paper route" is a kind of...):

employment; work (the occupation for which you are paid)