newsvendor

[ nooz-ven-der, nyooz- ]

/ ˈnuzˌvɛn dər, ˈnyuz- /

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noun Chiefly British.

a person who sells newspapers or periodicals.

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Origin of newsvendor

First recorded in 1825–35; news + vendor

Words nearby newsvendor

newsstand, news story, new start, New Stone Age, New Style, newsvendor, New Sweden, newsweekly, newswire, newswoman, newsworthy

How to use newsvendor in a sentence

Before getting into the train, I observed a newsvendor on the platform.
From Paris to Pekin over Siberian Snows|Victor Meignan
Her eye had unconsciously been arrested by the posters which the newsvendor was deftly glueing down on the pavement.
A Bed of Roses|W. L. George
The newsvendor, grizzled and sunburnt right into the wrinkles, picked up the sheet and looked at her wonderingly.
A Bed of Roses|W. L. George
Sir John bustled on, anxious to anticipate in other quarters the coming newsvendor, and Sir Robert turned to his lieutenant.
Half a Hero|Anthony Hope

The newsvendor's stall and the doctor's office within hail of each other!
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British Dictionary definitions for newsvendor

news vendor

noun

a person who sells newspapers

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