newsman

noun

news·​man ˈnüz-mən How to pronounce newsman (audio)
-ˌman, 
ˈnyüz-
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: a person who gathers, reports, or comments on the news : reporter, correspondent

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any newsman will tell you that if you talk to enough people, you'll eventually get a money quote
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Once, when his unit came under heavy fire, a soldier running for cover caught a glimpse of Salinger hunched under a table, clacking away like a frenzied newsman on deadline. — Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026 Candidates like actress Mayim Bialik, newsman Anderson Cooper, and Reading Rainbow star LeVar Burton. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026 Nelson wrote that the retiring newsman was a hobbyless man, which Cotliar-Zweifach said was a fair statement. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 Then, on June 1, Scott Pelley, a 37-year CBS newsman and the de facto face of the network, attended an all-hands meeting with Bilton and the rest of the newsmagazine’s staff (Weiss was noticeably absent). — Marlow Stern, Variety, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for newsman

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of newsman was in 1888

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newsman

noun
news·​man -mən How to pronounce newsman (audio)
-ˌman
: one who gathers or reports the news : reporter, correspondent

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