newshawk

[ nooz-hawk, nyooz- ]

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

Origin of newshawk

1
An Americanism dating back to 1930–35; news + hawk1
  • Also called news·hound [nooz-hound, nyooz-]. /ˈnuzˌhaʊnd, ˈnyuz-/.

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How to use newshawk in a sentence

  • Someone must have talked over the fence because the newshounds were clamoring on the trail within an hour after it happened.

    Far from Home | J.A. Taylor

British Dictionary definitions for newshawk

newshawk

/ (ˈnjuːzˌhɔːk) /


noun
  1. US and Canadian informal a newspaper reporter: Also called: newshound (ˈnjuːzˌhaʊnd)

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