newsdealer

[ nooz-dee-ler, nyooz- ]

noun
  1. a person who sells newspapers and periodicals.

Origin of newsdealer

1
First recorded in 1860–65; news + dealer

Words Nearby newsdealer

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How to use newsdealer in a sentence

  • The newsdealer was looking the other way as he made change so Lamb plucked back his nickel.

  • The Italian newsdealer now delivered the morning papers, and these he read assiduously.

    Sister Carrie | Theodore Dreiser
  • For sale by every newsdealer in the United States and Canada, or will be sent to your address, post-paid, on receipt of the price.

  • Do not fail to place an order for them with your newsdealer.

    Motor Matt's Race | Stanley R. Matthews
  • Ask the newsdealer in your town how many Centuries he sells, and how many Argosies.

    The Fiction Factory | John Milton Edwards