Definition of newsmannext
as in reporter
a person employed by a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television station to gather, write, or report news any newsman will tell you that if you talk to enough people, you'll eventually get a money quote

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Recent Examples of newsman One prominent newsman shared a snuff box with the vice president on the Senate floor. — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 22 May 2026 David Ross, considered There’s David Ross, who, after a decade as a newsman became a public defender. — The Editorial Board, Daily News, 19 May 2026 Veteran newsman Don Lemon won a 2026 Webby Award for The Don Lemon Show and my interview with him was so gripping about the responsibility of journalism that the whole thing needs to be read. — Joshua Dudley, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026 Fifty years ago audiences were riveted by that thriller that focused on two relentless newsmen, played by Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman, who were digging into the seedy mysteries of the Watergate scandal. — Peter Bart, Deadline, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for newsman
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Noun
  • The president was asked by reporters at the White House whether he had been briefed about any links between the pilot behind the attack and Tehran.
    — DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Horton, a former KTLA broadcaster who has worked as an anchor, reporter, host, play-by-play announcer and voice actor, reached out to the team about the opportunity.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Hayoun, apologizing for his bloody shirt, within minutes was telling the prime minister and journalists what happened.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The seven ‘Georgia’s Choice’ episodes will feature reporting and analysis from journalists across the AJC newsroom and beyond, contextualizing issues and candidate platforms spanning affordability, immigration, healthcare and more.
    — Hugo Rojo, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Moreover, the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, the annual gala celebration of the First Amendment, was held in April despite an intimidation campaign directed at some of those correspondents.
    — Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026
  • José Criales-Unzueta, style correspondent, Vanity Fair This was a very fun and clever show that helped the designers establish the tone of their Moschino.
    — Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026

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“Newsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newsman. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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