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newsagent

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

noun

Chiefly British.
  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

Etymology

Origin of newsagent

First recorded in 1850–55; news + agent

Example Sentences

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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

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

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