newspaperwoman

noun

news·pa·per·wom·an ˈnüz-ˌpā-pər-ˌwu̇-mən

ˈnyüz-,

ˈn(y)üs-

Synonyms of newspaperwoman next

: a woman who owns or is employed by a newspaper

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Gill’s chief patron in La Jolla was the left-leaning newspaperwoman Ellen Browning Scripps. —

Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2021 Wanting to be a newspaperwoman, Ms. Nasatir studied journalism at Northwestern University and the University of Texas, Austin, but did not graduate. —

New York Times, 11 Aug. 2021 Mabel Norris Reese was the newspaperwoman fighting for Jesse Daniels, a white, mentally impaired 19-year-old wrongly accused of raping a socialite in 1957. —

Hal Boedeker, OrlandoSentinel.com, 8 May 2018 As for all that’s going wrong, Tillie (Lauren Marissa Smith), the local Cadillac-driving newspaperwoman, may be involved. —

Anita Gates, New York Times, 30 May 2017

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Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of newspaperwoman was in 1881

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“Newspaperwoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newspaperwoman. Accessed 31 Jan. 2023.

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