newspaperman

noun

news·pa·per·man | \ ˈnüz-ˌpā-pər-ˌman

, ˈnyüz-, ˈn(y)üs-\

Definition of newspaperman

: a person who owns or is employed by a newspaper

Examples of newspaperman in a Sentence

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As a group of newspapermen entered their separate rooms some prisoners stood stiffly at attention, then at an order marched from their quarters. — Johnny Miller, San Francisco Chronicle, "Rockers rebuffed over RFK wake," 6 June 2018 That perpetual thirst for knowledge carried him through his career as a newspaperman. — Talia Richman, baltimoresun.com, "Capital Gazette editor Gerald Fischman remembered at funeral for dry wit, love of family," 8 July 2018 Mr Nolan, a third-generation newspaperman, took over the business in March, when his father retired to Florida. — The Economist, "Small-town American newspapers are surprisingly resilient," 21 June 2018 The meeting was held in the office of the irreverent ex-newspaperman and Nixon aide Lyn Nofziger. — Jonathan Mahler, New York Times, "How One Conservative Think Tank Is Stocking Trump’s Government," 20 June 2018 One of Barrett's last requests was that newspapermen be called to his cell. — Dawn Mitchell, Indianapolis Star, "Retro Indy: The execution of George Barrett," 24 Mar. 2014 The Nautilus has carried thousands of visitors but newspapermen have never witnessed and exercise. — sandiegouniontribune.com, "May 13, 1958: Aboard the Nautilus," 13 May 2018 This nobody was not a newspaperman in any real sense of the word. — Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, "Elon Musk Should Know Better," 29 May 2018 More than just a newspaperman, Lee was also an attorney, having read for the bar without going to law school. — Danny Heitman, WSJ, "‘Atticus Finch: The Biography’ Review: The Writer, Her Father and Atticus Finch," 10 May 2018

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