deskman

[desk-man, -muh n]

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noun, plural desk·men

[desk-men, -muh n] /ˈdɛskˌmɛn, -mən/.

Journalism. a member of a newspaper staff who processes news and prepares copy, usually from information telephoned in by reporters.
a person who works at a desk.

Origin of deskman

First recorded in 1890–95; desk + man¹

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Related Words for deskman

proofreader, copyreader, newspaperwoman, copyholder, newspaperman, reviser, deskman

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She watched him as he moved away into the crowd, with powerful erect body—the deskman's droop almost gone out of his shoulders.
Rose of Dutcher's Coolly
Hamlin Garland
I don't believe the deskman finished making assignments when we went over to coffee.
Warren Commission (12 of 26): Hearings Vol. XII (of 15)
The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy