: 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
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But that all changes when new editor-in-chief Ned (Domhnall Gleeson) takes over, an old-school newsman who writes his stories on a vintage typewriter.
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 3 Sep. 2025
Gleeson's intrepid newsman dreams of being Clark Kent, who, as Ned sees it, saves the world not as his superhero alter ego but as a reporter for The Daily Planet.
—EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
In early September 1945, Australian correspondent Wilfred Burchett was the first outside newsman to make it to Hiroshima.
—Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Other past Vineyard Haven residents of note include American novelist William Styron (Sophie’s Choice); the late director Mike Nichols and his wife, journalist Diane Sawyer; legendary newsman Walter Cronkite; musician Carly Simon; and the Obamas.
—Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 3 Sep. 2025
Gleeson's intrepid newsman dreams of being Clark Kent, who, as Ned sees it, saves the world not as his superhero alter ego but as a reporter for The Daily Planet.
—EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
In early September 1945, Australian correspondent Wilfred Burchett was the first outside newsman to make it to Hiroshima.
—Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Other past Vineyard Haven residents of note include American novelist William Styron (Sophie’s Choice); the late director Mike Nichols and his wife, journalist Diane Sawyer; legendary newsman Walter Cronkite; musician Carly Simon; and the Obamas.
—Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Newsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newsman. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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newsman
noun
news·man
-mən 
-ˌman
: one who gathers or reports the news : reporter, correspondent
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