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newsagent

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

noun

Chiefly British.
newsagents plural
  1. newsdealer.


newsagent British  
/ ˈnjuːzˌdiːlə, ˈnjuːzˌeɪdʒənt /

noun

  1. a shopkeeper who sells newspapers, stationery, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of newsagent

First recorded in 1850–55; news + agent

Example Sentences

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Every day he would send his mother to the local newsagent to buy football magazines and newspapers, spending hours reading up as much as he could about how teams played and how different managers worked.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

He said no-one had ever queried his right to live or work in the UK and after marrying a British woman he moved to Wallasey to run his own business, a newsagent called Nelson's News.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

Retired newsagent Mr Shardey first came to the UK in 1977 to study accountancy, on a student visa that also allowed him to work.

From BBC • May 16, 2024

He married a British woman and moved to Wallasey to run his own business, a newsagent called Nelson's News.

From BBC • May 16, 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

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