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newsgirl

American  
[nooz-gurl, nyooz-] / ˈnuzˌgɜrl, ˈnyuz- /

noun

  1. a girl who sells or delivers newspapers.


newsgirl British  
/ ˈnjuːzˌɡɜːl /

noun

  1. Gender-neutral forms: newsreader.   reporterinformal a female newsreader or reporter

  2. a girl who sells or delivers newspapers

"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 newsgirl

First recorded in 1865–70; news + girl

Example Sentences

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On the advice of his younger daughter, Mr. Menken said he had been trying to work a female newsgirl character into the lineup as well.

From New York Times

She plays a newsgirl who grows up to be a model and subsequently an actress.

From Time Magazine Archive

The young Irish heroine starts as a poor newsgirl under the Brooklyn Bridge.

From Time Magazine Archive

If she could be a newsgirl without attracting undue attention, he would be as willing to pay her twenty cents a week as to pay any ordinary small boy a quarter.

From Project Gutenberg

I, the little newsgirl in boy's clothes?

From Project Gutenberg