newsvendor
[nooz-ven-der, nyooz-]
- a person who sells newspapers or periodicals.
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Origin of newsvendor
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
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I will say newsvendor if that will be better—one cannot be too particular—Aged—?
The Perpetual CurateMrs [Margaret] Oliphant
Before getting into the train, I observed a newsvendor on the platform.
From Paris to Pekin over Siberian SnowsVictor Meignan
The boy of fifteen was editor, compositor, and newsvendor in one.
The Boyhood of Great InventorsA. Fraser Robertson
I could be a newsvendor no longer: for the want of capital to invest in the business.
Lost LenoreCharles 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