newsman

noun

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

Examples of newsman in a Sentence

any newsman will tell you that if you talk to enough people, you'll eventually get a money quote
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American actors John Magaro and Peter Sarsgaard play the ABC sports newsmen who forever changed live news coverage during the Israeli hostage crisis at the 1972 Munich Olympic games. Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 11 Oct. 2024 Coming out on October 8, the third read in newsman Wallace’s Countdown franchise, 1960 goes deep into the first presidential campaign of the modern era with its game changing debate, primaries, candidates, potential vote challenge and some secret honor. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024 Many familiar newsmen were pushed out of their jobs and disgraced for behaving badly — Charlie Rose, Matt Lauer, Mark Halperin, Bill O’Reilly, Roger Ailes and so on. Robin Abcarian, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024 The veteran newsman rushed into a flood as deep as his chest and pulled Madut from her white sedan – and onto his own back. Michelle Krupa, Nick Valencia and Jason Morris, CNN, 27 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for newsman 

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of newsman was in 1888

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“Newsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newsman. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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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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