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newspaperwoman

[ nooz-pey-per-woo m-uh n, nyooz-, noos-, nyoos- ]
/ ˈnuzˌpeɪ pərˌwʊm ən, ˈnyuz-, ˈnus-, ˈnyus- /
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noun, plural news·pa·per·wom·en.

a woman employed by a newspaper or wire service as a reporter, writer, editor, etc.
a woman who is the owner or operator of a newspaper or news service.

RELATED WORDS

proofreader, copyreader, copyholder, newspaperman, reviser, deskman

Nearby words

newsmaker, newsman, newsmonger, newspaper, newspaperman, newspaperwoman, newspeak, newsperson, newsprint, newsreader, newsreel

Origin of newspaperwoman

First recorded in 1880–85; newspaper + woman

Usage note

See -woman.
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Examples 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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