newsvendor
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of newsvendor
Example Sentences
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A grey-haired old newsvendor called her papers in the midst of desolation.
From Time Magazine Archive
Hearty newsvendor cheers burst forth as Lord Lee resumed his seat.
From Time Magazine Archive
"God Save the King" sang Anne Maggie Crowley, a Dublin newsvendor, as she elbowed her way through the crowds, carrying a scribbled poster: "King George recognizes Republic!"
From Time Magazine Archive
On 23 Aug., in the Court of Requests, Kingsgate Street, a case came before the Commissioners for adjudication, in which a newsvendor summoned a person for a small sum, for “reading” the various newspapers.
From Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign by Ashton, John
Her eye had unconsciously been arrested by the posters which the newsvendor was deftly glueing down on the pavement.
From A Bed of Roses by George, Walter Lionel
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