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newsperson
[
nooz
-pur-s
uh
n,
nyooz
-]
/ˈnuzˌpɜr sən, ˈnyuz-/
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noun
1.
a newsman or newswoman; reporter.
Origin of
newsperson
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1970-1975
First recorded in
1970-75;
news
+
-person
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See
-person
.
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