newswoman

American  

[nooz-woom-uhn, nyooz-] / ˈnuzˌwʊm ən, ˈnyuz- /

noun

plural

newswomen

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

2. a woman who reports the news on radio or television.

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

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newswoman British  

/ ˈnjuːzˌwʊmən /

noun

1. Gender-neutral forms: newsreader.   reporter.  informal a female newsreader or reporter

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Gender

See -woman.

Etymology

Origin of newswoman

First recorded in 1925–30; news + -woman

Example Sentences

What followed was a series of tense and emotional confrontations between the no-nonsense newswoman, 48, and her staff of mostly younger journalists, who pleaded for Evans and her board to explore other options.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024

The picture’s youth movement is particularly emphasized by the filmmakers’ decision to make the turtles’ longtime human friend April O’Neil, in all previous incarnations an adult white newswoman, a Black teen voiced by Ayo Edebiri.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2023

For instance, when the newswoman did her sign protest, Novaya Gazeta had to blur out her poster.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2022

She was inspired to work in television news, she said, by Mary Richards, the Minneapolis newswoman of the sitcom “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.”

From Washington Post • Aug. 19, 2020

A TV cameraman and a newswoman jumped out of a van, looked over the kids, and walked up to Jose.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George