newsagent

[ nooz-ey-juhnt, nyooz- ]

/ ˈnuzˌeɪ dʒənt, ˈnyuz- /

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noun Chiefly British.

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Origin of newsagent

First recorded in 1850–55; news + agent

Words nearby newsagent

New Romney, Newry, Newry and Mourne, news, news agency, newsagent, news analyst, newsbeat, newsboard, newsboy, newsbreak

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How to use newsagent in a sentence

A newsagent further down on Nathan Road told The Daily Beast that he recognized a number of retired cops in the cavalry charge.
Hong Kong’s Triads Attack Protestors|Ben Leung|October 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As an adult she was a “newsagent reader,” leafing through copies at newsstands before buying the more refined Sunday Telegraph.
Brits Bid ‘World’ Goodbye|Sam Bungey|July 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST
He inherited from his father a newsagent's business, to which he steadily adhered up to his death, "in his 73rd year."
The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Volume I (of II)|Charles Darwin
The newsagent's clerk, when arranging his wares that morning, had had what he felt to be an unusually bright idea.
Jane Oglander|Marie Belloc Lowndes

So, with just a little grain of hope, they retraced their steps to the post office, which was also a stationer's and newsagent's.
A Popular Schoolgirl|Angela Brazil
Farley, our newsagent and tobacconist, held me when I went in for an ounce of the usual mild.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, January 21st, 1920|Various
He then settled in Nottingham, and commenced business as a printer, bookseller, and newsagent.
The Pictorial Press|Mason Jackson

British Dictionary definitions for newsagent

newsagent

US newsdealer (ˈnjuːzˌdiːlə)

/ (ˈnjuːzˌeɪdʒənt) /

noun

a shopkeeper who sells newspapers, stationery, etc

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