newspaperman

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

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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.

Origin of newspaperman

First recorded in 1800–10; newspaper + -man

Usage note

See -man.

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Related Words for newspaperman

proofreader, copyreader, newspaperwoman, copyholder, reviser, deskman

Examples from the Web for newspaperman

Contemporary Examples of newspaperman

Shrake was a newspaperman, a magazine writer, screenwriter, and a fine novelist.
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Edwin Shrake
February 2, 2014
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

Historical Examples of newspaperman

It was apparent to Trent that he was debating continuing the subject with a newspaperman.
The Monster
S. M. Tenneshaw
The newspaperman, gazing with awe upon it, felt that terrific force was there.
Hellhounds of the Cosmos
Clifford Donald Simak
From the point of view of the newspaperman the Frenchman is the ideal soldier of the world.
The A.E.F.
Heywood Broun
No one ever made a newspaperman do what he really didn't want to do.
Cue for Quiet
Thomas L. Sherred
The newspaperman lay across the table, his head asleep on his arm.
Gargoyles
Ben Hecht

British Dictionary definitions for newspaperman

newspaperman

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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