newshawk

American

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

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

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The Nobel Prize winners, especially the onetime newshawk Sinclair Lewis who is the first U. S. litterateur to receive the accolade, were Men of the Year.

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

To the newshawk who popped that indelicate question three weeks ago, Franklin Roosevelt replied: Better consult an astrologer.

From Time Magazine Archive

But there is at least one newshawk among the chickens.

From Time Magazine Archive

According to the Sentinel, he had babbled a bit when he was released from the hospital, and an alert newshawk had trailed him to his home and bluffed him into spilling the whole story.

From Cue for Quiet by Thomas L. Sherred

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