newswoman

[ nooz-woo m-uh n, nyooz- ]

/ ˈnuzˌwʊm ən, ˈnyuz- /

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noun, plural news·wom·en.

a woman employed to gather news, as for a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television news bureau.

a woman who reports the news on radio or television.

a woman who sells or distributes newspapers, periodicals, etc.

Nearby words

newsroom, newsstand, newsvendor, newsweekly, newswire, newswoman, newsworthy, newswriting, newsy, newt, newton

Origin of newswoman

First recorded in 1925–30; news + -woman

Usage note

See -woman.

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He stopped to buy the paper that the boy on a bicycle was just giving our newswoman.
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British Dictionary definitions for newswoman

newswoman

/ (ˈnjuːzˌwʊmən) /

noun plural -women

informal a female newsreader or reporterGender-neutral forms: newsreader, reporter

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