newsagent

[nooz-ey-juhnt, nyooz-]

noun

Chiefly British.

1. newsdealer.

newsagent

/ ˈnjuːzˌdiːlə, ˈnjuːzˌeɪdʒənt /

noun

1. a shopkeeper who sells newspapers, stationery, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of newsagent¹

First recorded in 1850–55; news + agent

Example Sentences

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.

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"I went into the newsagent to buy a can of Coke and a Mars bar or something and the papers were just covered," he says.

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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.

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There was an animated series and packets of trading cards were available at most newsagents across the country.

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But the next morning they were called by the newsagents where Lindsay worked to say she had not turned up.

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