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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

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

Etymology

Origin of newsagent

First recorded in 1850–55; news + agent

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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

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

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

Built near the Olympic Stadium, the accommodation comprised row after row of small wooden chalets complete with running water, and the site featured a post office, newsagent, bureau de change, hairdressing salon and a restaurant.

From BBC Apr. 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

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

Amjid Hafiz owns Latte Caffe on Abbeydale Road in Sheffield, which has served as a newsagents and sweet shop since it was first built as a toilet.

From BBC Mar. 28, 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 exterior was used for the 1980s-set ITV underwear drama Brief Encounter, while in 2022 the Disney TV series of Sheffield-based The Full Monty used the store as a newsagents.

From BBC Oct. 25, 2024

We count it.We take it to the newsagents.

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

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