newspaperwoman

American  

[nooz-pey-per-woom-uhn, nyooz-, noos-, nyoos-] / ˈnuzˌpeɪ pərˌwʊm ən, ˈnyuz-, ˈnus-, ˈnyus- /

noun

plural

newspaperwomen

1. a woman employed by a newspaper or wire service as a reporter, writer, editor, etc.

2. a woman who is the owner or operator of a newspaper or news service.

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newspaperwoman British  

/ ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpəˌwʊmən /

noun

1. a woman who works for a newspaper as a reporter or editor

2. the female owner or proprietor of a newspaper

3. a woman who sells newspapers in the street

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Gender

See -woman.

Etymology

Origin of newspaperwoman

First recorded in 1880–85; newspaper + woman

Example Sentences

She was the highest-paid newspaperwoman in the Hearst organization, but the overwork came at a cost.

From Washington Post • Oct. 11, 2022

But the first Black woman to run for vice president in the nation’s history was trailblazing newspaperwoman Charlotta Spears Bass.

From Washington Times • Aug. 23, 2020

Instead, her fluency in Japanese and background as a newspaperwoman made her ideal for “morale operations” in Asia, also known as “black” propaganda — spreading authentic-sounding misinformation designed to demoralize and confuse the enemy.

From Washington Post • Jun. 8, 2015

Journalism shaped her sensibilities, whether as newspaperwoman, magazine writer, essayist, blogger, social critic, novelist, interviewer, screenwriter, playwright or film director.

From New York Times • Jun. 28, 2012

She was a newspaperwoman, and the strange story in which she was involved appealed to her imagination, yet its appeal was far more effective in a purely personal way.

From The Strange Case of Cavendish by Parrish, Randall