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newsman

noun

ˈnüz-mən

Definition of newsman

as in reporter

a person employed by a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television station to gather, write, or report news any newsman will tell you that if you talk to enough people, you'll eventually get a money quote

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Recent Examples of newsman One prominent newsman shared a snuff box with the vice president on the Senate floor. — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 22 May 2026 David Ross, considered There’s David Ross, who, after a decade as a newsman became a public defender. — The Editorial Board, Daily News, 19 May 2026 Veteran newsman Don Lemon won a 2026 Webby Award for The Don Lemon Show and my interview with him was so gripping about the responsibility of journalism that the whole thing needs to be read. — Joshua Dudley, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026 Fifty years ago audiences were riveted by that thriller that focused on two relentless newsmen, played by Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman, who were digging into the seedy mysteries of the Watergate scandal. — Peter Bart, Deadline, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for newsman

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The referendum campaign has fueled debate about Iceland’s place in the world, Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir told reporters after casting her ballot in the capital on Saturday.

— Reuters, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026
Canales told reporters postgame that Evans’ absence was related to a neck injury.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of reporter

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Responding to journalists' questions, Macron urged the United States not to hoard cutting-edge AI technologies for itself and stressed that countries must engage in global cooperation on AI regulation.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
One of them was this Torcal prototype, which was being used to shuttle journalists (your author included) around to give them a taste of the company’s first electric SUV.

— Byron Hurd, The Drive, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of journalist

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Nigeria left the Financial Action Task Force grey list in October 2025, which has helped its standing with correspondent banks, though neither that nor the FTSE decision commits a single foreign allocator to buying anything.

— Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Special correspondent Cecilia Sánchez Vidal in Mexico City contributed.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

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