newspaperwoman
[ nooz-pey-per-woo m-uh n, nyooz-, noos-, nyoos- ]
/ ˈnuzˌpeɪ pərˌwʊm ən, ˈnyuz-, ˈnus-, ˈnyus- /
noun, plural news·pa·per·wom·en.
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usage note for newspaperwoman
See -woman.
Words nearby newspaperwoman
newsmaker, newsman, newsmonger, newspaper, newspaperman, newspaperwoman, newspeak, newsperson, newsprint, newsreader, newsreel
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Example sentences from the Web for newspaperwoman
The smell of grease, paint and powder faded and she was a newspaperwoman again—the editor of the Herald.
Helen in the Editor's Chair|Ruthe S. Wheeler
British Dictionary definitions for newspaperwoman
newspaperwoman
/ (ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpəˌwʊmən) /
noun plural -women
a woman who works for a newspaper as a reporter or editor
the female owner or proprietor of a newspaper
a woman who sells newspapers in the street
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