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
Recent Examples on the Web Matthew Perry was in a good space mentally at the time of his death, according to his stepfather, TV newsman Keith Morrison. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2024 Ruth Ashton Taylor, who was the only woman on the CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow’s postwar radio documentary unit and was widely believed to be the first female newscaster in Los Angeles, died on Jan. 11 in San Rafael, Calif. Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2024 His exceptional reporting on big news events has earned Cooper a reputation as one of television's pre-eminent newsmen. Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2023 He was hired as a morning newsman, becoming a popular on-air personality. Caroline Brew, Variety, 27 Dec. 2023 Persons thus satirized included presidents Reagan, Carter, Ford and Nixon, as well as newsmen Dan Rather and Ted Koppel. Carmel Dagan, Variety, 26 Nov. 2023 Several newsmen had been forced out at CBS News, including Rather. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 15 Sep. 2023 News of Donahue’s death has prompted many messages on social media remembering the legendary newsman. Kturnqui, oregonlive, 26 Aug. 2023 This newsman joined the doomsday chorus May 4 when Bohannon was canned just hours before opening a three-game series then-No. 5 Vanderbilt. Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 24 May 2023

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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 28 Mar. 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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