newspaperman

[ nooz-pey-per-man, nyooz-, noos-, nyoos- ]

/ ˈnuzˌpeɪ pərˌmæn, ˈnyuz-, ˈnus-, ˈnyus- /

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noun, plural news·pa·per·men.

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

the owner or operator of a newspaper or news service.

Nearby words

newsmagazine, newsmaker, newsman, newsmonger, newspaper, newspaperman, newspaperwoman, newspeak, newsperson, newsprint, newsreader

Origin of newspaperman

First recorded in 1800–10; newspaper + -man

Usage note

See -man.

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Examples from the Web for newspaperman

Shrake was a newspaperman, a magazine writer, screenwriter, and a fine novelist.
‘The Land of the Permanent Wave’ Is Bud Shrake’s Classic Take on ‘60s Texas|Edwin Shrake|February 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I was a newspaperman, just returned from the Middle East—a bit unsteady, still, in America.
The Strange and Mysterious Death of Mrs. Jerry Lee Lewis|Richard Ben Cramer|January 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The widow of a wealthy Pittsburgh newspaperman, she was now active in Pennsylvania suffrage organizations.
Susan B. Anthony|Alma Lutz
It was apparent to Trent that he was debating continuing the subject with a newspaperman.
The Monster|S. M. Tenneshaw

The newspaperman lay across the table, his head asleep on his arm.
Gargoyles|Ben Hecht
Well, this was certainly interesting to me as a newspaperman.
Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
But we did not suppose it possible to catch an American newspaperman with such a bare hook as that.
Defense of the Faith and the Saints (Volume 1 of 2)|B. H. Roberts

British Dictionary definitions for newspaperman

newspaperman

/ (ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpəˌmæn) /

noun plural -men

a man who works for a newspaper as a reporter or editor

the male owner or proprietor of a newspaper

a man who sells newspapers in the street

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newspaperman

noun, plural news·pa·per·men.

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British Dictionary definitions for newspaperman

newspaperman

noun plural -men