newshawk

American

[nooz-hawk, nyooz-] / ˈnuzˌhɔk, ˈnyuz- /

noun

Informal.

a newspaper reporter, especially one who is energetic and aggressive.

newshawk British

/ ˈnjuːzˌhɔːk /

noun

Also called: newshound. informal a newspaper reporter

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Etymology

Origin of newshawk

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35; news + hawk ¹

Example Sentences

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Although supposedly off-the-record, one newshawk printed it, and by so doing made two more last-ditch enemies for the bill, both of whom last week spoke up.

From Time Magazine Archive

Queried a newshawk: "Commandant Pugnet, do you feel a heavier responsibility than ever before now that you command the Normandie?"

From Time Magazine Archive

Awed by such candid fury, a newshawk inquired : "Does the President know you're giving General Motors hell like this?"

From Time Magazine Archive

At 14 he ran away from home, was hobo, circus hand, cabin-boy on a whaler, sheepherder, newshawk.

From Time Magazine Archive

There was just too much going on around me that I didn't get, and me, I'm supposed to be the razor-sharp newshawk who gets everything.

From Four-Day Planet by Piper, H. Beam

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