newspaperman
noun
news·pa·per·man
ˈnüz-ˌpā-pər-ˌman 
ˈnyüz-,
ˈn(y)üs-
: a person who owns or is employed by a newspaper
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George Harris Trevathan, the new editor of the Guard, became one of the leading newspapermen in the state.
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arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Gervais plays Tony, a newspaperman who's sunk into miserable misanthropy after losing his wife, Lisa (Kerry Godliman), to cancer.
—Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 11 Sep. 2024
These were his qualities as a newspaperman, magazine feature writer and monthly columnist.
—Christian Lorentzen, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
Most people probably know it from the 1960 film version, which starred Frederic March, Spencer Tracy and Gene Kelly as the characters meant to portray Bryan, Darrow and H.L. Mencken, the acerbic Baltimore newspaperman whose coverage of the trial is a genuine landmark of American journalism.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024
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arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Gervais plays Tony, a newspaperman who's sunk into miserable misanthropy after losing his wife, Lisa (Kerry Godliman), to cancer.
—Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 11 Sep. 2024
These were his qualities as a newspaperman, magazine feature writer and monthly columnist.
—Christian Lorentzen, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
Most people probably know it from the 1960 film version, which starred Frederic March, Spencer Tracy and Gene Kelly as the characters meant to portray Bryan, Darrow and H.L. Mencken, the acerbic Baltimore newspaperman whose coverage of the trial is a genuine landmark of American journalism.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024
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“Newspaperman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newspaperman. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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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
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