newsman

[ nooz-man, -muhn, nyooz- ]

noun

, plural news·men [nooz, -men, -m, uh, n].

1. a person employed to gather news, as for a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television news bureau; reporter.
2. a person who reports the news on radio or television.
3. a person who sells or distributes newspapers, periodicals, etc.; newsdealer.

newsman

/ ˈnjuːzˌmæn /

noun

1. informal.
   a male newsreader or reporter Gender-neutral formsnewsreaderreporter

Gender Note

See -man.

Word History and Origins

Origin of newsman¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; news + man

Example Sentences

“The blast blasted blubber far beyond all believable bounds,” said the newsman.

From Popular-Science

At one point, McCartney jokes that their concert should feature newsmen delivering news from around the world, and then at the end of the program, announce that “the Beatles have broken up.”

From Time

Entrances to the campus were sealed off by yellow barriers, and newsmen and state troopers dominated the campus.

From Time

The governor joked with newsmen as he was fitted out with a microphone attached to a public address system.

From Time

When everyone’s a newsman you get a lot of false news, overreaction to stories, jumping on stories too quickly, no measuring.

From Time

This week, he had Brian Williams reprise his role as newsman-turned-jazzman.

From The Daily Beast

“He was somewhat known to many millions of Americans, and he had some serious chops as a newsman,” Klein said.

From The Daily Beast

[] A Truly Epic Tirade On this particular morning, respected newsman Bill Bonds must not have eaten his Wheaties.

From The Daily Beast

But the disillusioned newsman walked away last June, when his contract was up.

From The Daily Beast

"Lara is utterly fearless," says veteran newsman Bob Schieffer.

From The Daily Beast

This Volume can be obtained from any bookseller or newsman, or it will be sent post free for 5s.

From Project Gutenberg

The newsman, who was also carrying a tray of coffee, was a huge creature, with a white apron and a paper cap.

From Project Gutenberg

Fouquet heard of it, and found means to send, by the hands of Madame Scudéry, a year's allowance to the faithful newsman.

From Project Gutenberg

Frances likes to look at it and I have ordered the newsman at the corner to deliver me the Sunday number regularly.

From Project Gutenberg

It is averred that one American journal, the Danbury Newsman, contains nothing but merriment—a fearful idea!

From Project Gutenberg