newsvendor

[nooz-ven-der, nyooz-]

noun Chiefly British.

a person who sells newspapers or periodicals.

Origin of newsvendor

First recorded in 1825–35; news + vendor

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Historical Examples of newsvendor

I will say newsvendor if that will be better—one cannot be too particular—Aged—?
The Perpetual Curate
Mrs [Margaret] Oliphant
Before getting into the train, I observed a newsvendor on the platform.
From Paris to Pekin over Siberian Snows
Victor Meignan
The boy of fifteen was editor, compositor, and newsvendor in one.
The Boyhood of Great Inventors
A. Fraser Robertson
I could be a newsvendor no longer: for the want of capital to invest in the business.
Lost Lenore
Charles Beach
He stopped at a newsvendor, dropped in a coin, and waited for the reproducing mechanism to turn out a fresh paper.
Anything You Can Do ...
Gordon Randall Garrett