: 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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Reeve also happens to work as a newsman in real life as a correspondent for ABC News and Good Morning America, which itself is a connection to Superman's secret identity, The Daily Planet journalist Clark Kent.
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 18 July 2024
The 64-year-old newsman was hospitalized on May 10 with stomach pain, his former station reported.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024
The newsman gently but firmly prodded Biden on his motivations for staying the race after last week’s halting and unfocused debate performance.
—Will Sommer, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
The newsman is not, and can never be, a prognosticator; leave that to the weatherman.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 18 July 2024
The 64-year-old newsman was hospitalized on May 10 with stomach pain, his former station reported.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024
The newsman gently but firmly prodded Biden on his motivations for staying the race after last week’s halting and unfocused debate performance.
—Will Sommer, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
The newsman is not, and can never be, a prognosticator; leave that to the weatherman.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
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“Newsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newsman. Accessed 21 Sep. 2024.
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newsman
noun
news·man
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: one who gathers or reports the news : reporter, correspondent
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