newsman

[nooz-man, -muhn, nyooz-]

noun

plural

newsmen 

1. a person employed to gather news, as for a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television news bureau; reporter.

2. a person who reports the news on radio or television.

3. a person who sells or distributes newspapers, periodicals, etc.; newsdealer.

newsman

/ ˈnjuːzˌmæn /

noun

1. Gender-neutral forms: newsreader.  reporter. informal,  a male newsreader or reporter

Gender Note

See -man.

Word History and Origins

Origin of newsman¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; news + man

Example Sentences

“Good Night, and Good Luck,” a deft stage translation of the movie chronicling CBS newsman Murrow’s heroic stand against Sen. Joseph McCarthy’s communist witch-hunt, may not have made the playwriting cut.

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According to a report from Status News, Acosta's network is looking to shuffle the daytime newsman into a midnight slot in anticipation of Trump's second term.

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As the veteran newsman Jim McKay sighs: “None of us know what will happen to the course of world history — we don’t know.”

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Johnston played pizzeria owner Jimmy Pesto Sr. in the animated “Bob’s Burgers,” a police officer in “Arrested Development” and a street-brawling newsman in the movie “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.”

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But to ask Harris, “So do you owe them an apology, is what I’m saying?” is disingenuous posturing by a so-called newsman.

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