newsman
Americannoun
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a person employed to gather news, as for a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television news bureau; reporter.
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a person who reports the news on radio or television.
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a person who sells or distributes newspapers, periodicals, etc.; newsdealer.
noun
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See -man.
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Mr. Clifford is a former business associate of imprisoned newsman Jimmy Lai and author of a Lai biography, “The Troublemaker.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
The newsman, who once held a primetime slot on CNN, raged on Wednesday about a clip posted to Instagram by the account MemeRunnerGPT.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2025
Murdoch’s latest marriage marks a new chapter for the conservative newsman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2024
He said he did not believe the audience would be disconcerted if he appeared as a newsman on television on Sundays and a pitchman on the radio during the week.
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2024
Capron, a newsman from Auburn, New York, was naturally curious to know more about this strange, new phenomenon.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Prosecuting newsmen is a delicate proposition because it implicates a constitutional right.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
Wrote one of those newsmen in The Washington Post: “From the zigzag takeoff to Washington the drone had smoothly covered the miles without a hand touching controls.”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 18, 2021
But on that day, when America faced the worst of humanity, it had three newsmen at the peak of their powers.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 3, 2021
While getting no credit for his atomic scoop, he became known late in life among other journalists as the dean of Black newsmen.
From New York Times ● Aug. 9, 2021
Across the room, I spotted Mr. Lewin with two other newsmen whose names I couldn’t place.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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