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.
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See -man.
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His mother was a college administrator and his father was an influential broadcaster and newsman.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
The newsman, who once held a primetime slot on CNN, raged on Wednesday about a clip posted to Instagram by the account MemeRunnerGPT.
From Salon • Aug. 6, 2025
“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.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025
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
One newsman sarcastically labeled the Burrs’ theory “toe-o-logy.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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