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.

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Origin of newspaperman

First recorded in 1800–10; newspaper + -man

usage note for newspaperman

See -man.

Words nearby newspaperman

new sol, New South, New South Wales, New Spain, newspaper, newspaperman, newspaperwoman, newspeak, news peg, newsperson, newsprint

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How to use newspaperman in a sentence

Shrake was a newspaperman, a magazine writer, screenwriter, and a fine novelist.
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I was a newspaperman, just returned from the Middle East—a bit unsteady, still, in America.
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Col is a great newspaperman, has a great tabloid sensibility, but what does he know about turning the paper into BuzzFeed?
New York Post Looks Thinner After News Corporation Split|David Freedlander|July 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Baron is a lifelong newspaperman, highly respected in the business.
New Washington Post Editor Faces 'Tough Choices'|Howard Kurtz|November 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Remember when Rupert Murdoch was the ‘last great newspaperman’?
News Corp. Split Could Mean No More Murdoch Dynasty|Peter Jukes|June 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The widow of a wealthy Pittsburgh newspaperman, she was now active in Pennsylvania suffrage organizations.
Susan B. Anthony|Alma Lutz
I know all about deadlines; I was a newspaperman when you were vainly suckling canine dugs.
Greener Than You Think|Ward Moore
Swanson didn't look like the general conception of a small-town newspaperman.
The Cuckoo Clock|Wesley Barefoot
Steele, a former newspaperman, learned from his association with that other arch-patriot, Jung.
Secret Armies|John L. Spivak
But we did not suppose it possible to catch an American newspaperman with such a bare hook as that.
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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

Origin of newspaperman

usage note for newspaperman

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