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news vendor

British  

noun

  1. a person who sells newspapers

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The first of WH Smith's 500 stores opened more than 230 years ago, operating as a news vendor.

From BBC

The little man approaches the news vendor and says, “Action Stories, please.”

From Salon

Lee Stringer became a Street News vendor, before eventually writing columns and editing the paper himself.

From BBC

To the news vendor in Rome, those were fighting words.

From Seattle Times

Mr. Coughlin, who sits on the local community board, has asked the Metropolitan Transportation Authority if it can help compensate the news vendor.

From New York Times