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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James served in the Army during the war, then became a newspaperman.
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Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Throwing his cell phone out the window is exactly the action taken by Kinnick – who, like the author himself, is a former newspaperman, and who, again like the author, was reared and still lives in Spokane, WA.
—Samantha Dunn, Oc Register, 10 June 2025
The former Chicago newspaperman’s script for the silent film was only 18 pages long.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
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
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Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Throwing his cell phone out the window is exactly the action taken by Kinnick – who, like the author himself, is a former newspaperman, and who, again like the author, was reared and still lives in Spokane, WA.
—Samantha Dunn, Oc Register, 10 June 2025
The former Chicago newspaperman’s script for the silent film was only 18 pages long.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
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
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“Newspaperman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newspaperman. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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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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