newsperson

news·per·son

noun \-ˌpər-s^ən\

Definition of NEWSPERSON

: reporter

Examples of NEWSPERSON

1. <the host of that morning show prefers to think of himself as a newsperson and not as an entertainer>

First Known Use of NEWSPERSON

1973

Related to NEWSPERSON

Synonyms: correspondent, intelligencer, journalist, newshound, newsman, reporter, pressman [British]

Related Words: announcer, broadcaster, newscaster, newspaperman, newspaperwoman, newswoman; anchor, anchorman, anchorperson, anchorwoman; byliner, columnist, commentator; copyreader, editor; muckraker, photojournalist, police reporter, sportswriter, staffer, stringer

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Rhymes with NEWSPERSON

chairperson, craftsperson, draftsperson, first person, houseperson, in person, layperson, nonperson, salesperson, spokesperson, third person, unperson