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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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Words related to newspaperman

copyholder, copyreader, deskman, newspaperwoman, proofreader, reviser, rewriter

How to use newspaperman in a sentence

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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