how to pronounce schoolboy

/ˈskuːl.bɔɪ/

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schoolboy is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of schoolboy in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… was unworthy of a schoolboy there is not …”

meaning of schoolboy

A schoolboy is a boy who attends school.

schoolboy frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word schoolboy occurs in english on average 5.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.