newspaperwoman

noun

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

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, ˈnyüz-, ˈn(y)üs-\

Definition of newspaperwoman

: a woman who owns or is employed by a newspaper

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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, "'Beneath a Ruthless Sun': Fearless women, bizarre injustice," 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, "Review: ‘On Strivers Row,’ Where Snobbery Knows No Boundaries," 30 May 2017

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newspaperwoman

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English Language Learners Definition of newspaperwoman

: a woman who works as a reporter for a newspaper

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