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newsman

noun
news·​man | \ ˈnüz-mən How to pronounce newsman (audio) , -ˌman, ˈnyüz-\

Definition of newsman

: a person who gathers, reports, or comments on the news : reporter, correspondent

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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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Television rallied support for NASA, TV newsmen educated Americans about space, and the space program provided a bounty of dramatic programming for the broadcast networks. — Brian Stelter, CNN, "Remembering Walter Cronkite's words on the day of the Apollo 11 moon landing," 20 July 2019 Legendary CBS newsman Walter Cronkite later said Armstrong's name would be as familiar to school children 500 years from now as Christopher Columbus' name is today. — William Harwood, CBS News, "The 3 "amiable strangers" who flew into history on Apollo 11," 15 July 2019

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First Known Use of newsman

1888, in the meaning defined above

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newsman

noun

English Language Learners Definition of newsman

: a person (usually a man) who gathers, reports, or comments on the news

newsman

noun
news·​man | \ ˈnüz-mən How to pronounce newsman (audio) , ˈnyüz-\
plural newsmen\ -​mÉ™n \

Kids Definition of newsman

: a person who gathers or reports information on recent events

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