Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A man who gathers, reports, or edits news.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A man who sells or delivers newspapers.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete One who brings news.
- noun A man who distributes or sells newspapers.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun US A
reporter ; a person in the profession of providingnews .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories
Etymologies
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Examples
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Dan Rather, the Category 5 newsman, is on a collision course with Guantánamo Bay.
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Dan Rather, the Category 5 newsman, is on a collision course with Guantánamo Bay.
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If Stewart's liberalish newsman is the voice of sanity and Colbert's right-wing talk-show host is the voice of fear, and hundreds of thousands turn out to celebrate sanity, that's a powerful statement.
Adele Stan: 4 Reasons Why Jon Stewart's Rally to Restore Sanity Is Great for Progressives Adele Stan 2010
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If Stewart's liberalish newsman is the voice of sanity and Colbert's right-wing talk-show host is the voice of fear, and hundreds of thousands turn out to celebrate sanity, that's a powerful statement.
Adele Stan: 4 Reasons Why Jon Stewart's Rally to Restore Sanity Is Great for Progressives Adele Stan 2010
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If Stewart's liberalish newsman is the voice of sanity and Colbert's right-wing talk-show host is the voice of fear, and hundreds of thousands turn out to celebrate sanity, that's a powerful statement.
Adele Stan: 4 Reasons Why Jon Stewart's Rally to Restore Sanity Is Great for Progressives Adele Stan 2010
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But unless a newsman is out of favor, Ziegler is at least accessible to the press.
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But unless a newsman is out of favor, Ziegler is at least accessible to the press.
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But unless a newsman is out of favor, Ziegler is at least accessible to the press.
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Sylvain Gaboury/Patrick McMullan Bonnie Englebardt Lautenberg with Sen. Chuck Schumer The newsman was the evening's emcee, cracking jokes for local politicians who came out to support the S.L.E. Lupus Foundation, which helps fund research to combat its titular ailment.
Local Politicians Gather to Aid Lupus Research Mike Vilensky 2011
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Stewart hates being called a newsman, he says he's being a comedian, like you mentioned.
Wajahat Ali: The Daily Show's "Brown Guy": Aasif Mandvi Interview 2008
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