paper route vs route

paper route and route both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
paper route	Yes	No	No	No
route	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, route is a hypernym of paper route; that is, route is a word with a broader meaning than paper route:

Other hypernyms of paper route include itinerary, path.

paper route (noun)	route (noun)
the job of delivering newspapers regularly	an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
the route taken when delivering newspapers every day	an established line of travel or access

paper route (verb)	route (verb)
	send via a specific route
	divert in a specified direction
	send documents or materials to appropriate destinations