newsagent

American  

[nooz-ey-juhnt, nyooz-] / ˈnuzˌeɪ dʒənt, ˈnjuz- /

noun

Chiefly British.

newsagents plural

1. newsdealer.

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newsagent British  

/ ˈnjuːzˌdiːlə, ˈnjuːzˌeɪdʒənt /

noun

1. a shopkeeper who sells newspapers, stationery, etc

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• newsagents
  plural

Etymology

Origin of newsagent

First recorded in 1850–55; news + agent

Example Sentences

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Rishi Davda, 36, grew up at his family's newsagent down the road after his parents came to Handsworth in the 1970s.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2025

Michael O'Brien was one of three men wrongly convicted of the 1987 killing of Cardiff newsagent Phillip Saunders.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2025

This is something, Nick, who owns Mist Vapes, recognises, as he points to the local newsagent a few shops down the road in Whalley Range, south Manchester.

From BBC ● May 23, 2025

On 8 September he was recorded in a newsagent reading articles about his alleged escape in the Daily Mail and Daily Mirror, before buying the former paper.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2024

They followed him out of the school and up the road, past the corner newsagent, and across the railway bridge.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman

The rise of online shopping means click-and-collect services have skyrocketed in popularity, with venues from local newsagents to petrol stations offering parcel send-and-deliver services.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2025

I don't think you should be able to buy a pint of milk or something from the newsagents, as well as fireworks.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2024

The paper does not appear online and can only be bought at newsagents and newspaper kiosks.

From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2024

"After the first issue sold out in two days, the newsagents were clamouring for more copies - so we said fine, but only in four years' time!"

From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2024

We count it.We take it to the newsagents.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt