newsagent

[ nooz-ey-juhnt, nyooz- ]

noun

, Chiefly British.

1. newsdealer.

newsagent

/ ˈnjuːzˌeɪdʒənt; ˈnjuːzˌdiːlə /

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

A newsagent further down on Nathan Road  told The Daily Beast that he recognized a number of retired cops in the cavalry charge.

From The Daily Beast

As an adult she was a “newsagent reader,” leafing through copies at newsstands before buying the more refined Sunday Telegraph.

From The Daily Beast

He inherited from his father a newsagent's business, to which he steadily adhered up to his death, "in his 73rd year."

From Project Gutenberg

The newsagent's clerk, when arranging his wares that morning, had had what he felt to be an unusually bright idea.

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg

Farley, our newsagent and tobacconist, held me when I went in for an ounce of the usual mild.

From Project Gutenberg

He then settled in Nottingham, and commenced business as a printer, bookseller, and newsagent.

From Project Gutenberg