newspaperman

noun

news·​pa·​per·​man ˈnüz-ˌpā-pər-ˌman 

ˈnyüz-,

ˈn(y)üs-

: a person who owns or is employed by a newspaper

Examples of newspaperman in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

McCarthy’s office had hired two newspapermen from the Washington Times-Herald to assemble the speech text for him. —Made By History, TIME, 9 Feb. 2025

The first was formed in 1874 by newspaperman Frank Daggett. —Danelle Erickson, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2024

Thanks to these translations, English-speaking readers are in a better position to ponder the mystery of how a timid, apolitical newspaperman wrote one of the most haunting novels of the age of Fascism and war. —Christopher Tayler, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025

Holden’s sincerity makes more of the newspaperman than is actually written in the script. —Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1806, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for newspaperman

• assemblyman
• carbofuran
• catamaran
• chipewyan
• illinoian
• nurseryman
• afghan
• bedpan
• began
• caveman
• chapin
• crankpin

Kids Definition

newspaperman

noun

news·​pa·​per·​man -ˌman 

: one who owns or is employed by a newspaper

especially : one who writes or edits copy for a newspaper