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newspaperman

[nooz-pey-per-man, nyooz-, noos-, nyoos-]
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noun, plural news·pa·per·men.
  1. a person employed by a newspaper or wire service as a reporter, writer, editor, etc.
  2. 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

See -man.
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Examples from the Web for newspaperman

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  • 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
  1. a man who works for a newspaper as a reporter or editor
  2. the male owner or proprietor of a newspaper
  3. a man who sells newspapers in the street
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