newswoman

noun

Definition of newswomannext
as in newscaster

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Recent Examples of newswoman What followed was a series of tense and emotional confrontations between the no-nonsense newswoman, 48, and her staff of mostly younger journalists, who pleaded for Evans and her board to explore other options. — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024 That's not to mention the 150 people Page interviewed from Walters' life who shared what the iconic newswoman was really like. — Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024 In a new podcast interview, the former Saturday Night Live cast member looked back on the awkward moment when she was asked to do her impression of the legendary newswoman to her face. — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 26 Mar. 2024 Still, Greene praised Stahl, a veteran 81-year-old newswoman, in a Twitter post on Saturday. — Tim Balk, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Apr. 2023 See All Example Sentences for newswoman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for newswoman
  1. newscaster
  2. reporter
  3. broadcaster
  4. newsman
  5. journalist
  6. announcer
  7. newspaperwoman
  8. newspaperman
Noun
  • Fabares starred on the ABC comedy Coach for eight seasons while earning a pair of Emmy nominations for playing Christine Armstrong, a TV newscaster and the girlfriend and then wife of Nelson’s college football coach, Hayden Fox.
    — Cheryl Cheng, HollywoodReporter, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The newscaster then asked Percy — sporting a baseball cap, glasses, and a collared shirt — if people often mention their likeness.
    — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of newscaster
Noun
  • When asked for comment, an MLB spokesman pointed The Athletic to Eddings’ comments to reporters following Friday’s game.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Kyla Guilfoil Kyla Guilfoil is a breaking news reporter on the politics team for NBC News Digital.
    — Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of reporter
Noun
  • Rescuers found two people dead Sunday, state broadcaster CCTV reported.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The AfD has also called for changes to the region's public broadcaster and closer relations with Russia and the MAGA movement in the United States.
    — Esme Nicholson, NPR, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of broadcaster
Noun
  • Once, when his unit came under heavy fire, a soldier running for cover caught a glimpse of Salinger hunched under a table, clacking away like a frenzied newsman on deadline.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Candidates like actress Mayim Bialik, newsman Anderson Cooper, and Reading Rainbow star LeVar Burton.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026
Definition of newsman
Noun
  • The first episode features Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Pablo Torre, discussing the continuing fallout from the Clippers’ salary cap circumvention scandal in the NBA.
    — J.J. Bailey, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Cheng’s termination in 2024 alarmed many journalists, especially given that foreign outlets have traditionally faced less pressure than local news outlets in Hong Kong.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of journalist
Noun
  • Many fans waved Spanish flags and chanted ‘Viva Espana (Long live Spain)’ as the stadium public-address announcer voiced support for the people of Ceuta.
    — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Cantor is one of the most famous soccer announcers in the world, having called some 14 FIFA World Cups, including the very first Women’s World Cup final in 1991.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of announcer
Noun
  • Gill’s chief patron in La Jolla was the left-leaning newspaperwoman Ellen Browning Scripps.
    — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 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
Definition of newspaperwoman
Noun
  • The daughter of a newspaperman, Phyllida Ann Law was born in Glasgow on May 8, 1932.
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Hemingway later found a second alternative path to battle, as a newspaperman.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of newspaperman

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