newsman
Americannoun
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a person employed to gather news, as for a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television news bureau; reporter.
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a person who reports the news on radio or television.
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a person who sells or distributes newspapers, periodicals, etc.; newsdealer.
noun
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See -man.
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Mr. Clifford is a former business associate of imprisoned newsman Jimmy Lai and author of a Lai biography, “The Troublemaker.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Murdoch’s latest marriage marks a new chapter for the conservative newsman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2024
He said he did not believe the audience would be disconcerted if he appeared as a newsman on television on Sundays and a pitchman on the radio during the week.
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2024
The renowned newsman lauded his pal as “certainly one of the two or three great secretaries of state of our century.”
From Salon ● Nov. 30, 2023
“News from the Northern Kingdom!” a newsman called as they raced past.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
Prosecuting newsmen is a delicate proposition because it implicates a constitutional right.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
But on that day, when America faced the worst of humanity, it had three newsmen at the peak of their powers.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 3, 2021
Rival newsmen and an American heiress get mixed up with spies in Europe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2020
Thirty of New York’s finest had to bundle her through adoring, screaming and even dancing fans while newsmen, photographers and TV crews scrambled for footage or interviews.
From Washington Post ● May 8, 2020
This year the station was packed, not just with students and newsmen, but also with parents, siblings, uncles, aunts, grandparents, cousins, next-door neighbors, and utter strangers.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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