newsmonger
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of newsmonger
Example Sentences
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Tillman is a newsmonger, whose disagreeable imposture does not prevent his comic confrere from getting the real scoop on the squealer mystery.
From Time Magazine Archive
When an old mustached rascal startled a credulous world by asserting that he had discovered the North Pole, Philip Gibbs, then a sharp-witted newsmonger, investigated.
From Time Magazine Archive
The newsmonger is of the number, but his manner is not quite hearty—there is something of surliness in his compliments.
From The Old Curiosity Shop by Dickens, Charles
She furnishes a capital illustration of the eager, persistent newsmonger.
From The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton by Burroughs, John
Every man seemz tew hav hiz price, except the newsmonger, they prefer to work for nothing, and board themselfs.
From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Shaw, Henry W.
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