newsagent

[ nooz-ey-juhnt, nyooz- ]

noun

, Chiefly British.

1. newsdealer.

newsagent

/ ˈnjuːzˌdiːlə; ˈnjuːzˌeɪdʒənt /

noun

1. a shopkeeper who sells newspapers, stationery, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of newsagent¹

First recorded in 1850–55; news + agent

Example Sentences

But the next morning they were called by the newsagents where Lindsay worked to say she had not turned up.

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I don't think you should be able to buy a pint of milk or something from the newsagents, as well as fireworks.

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On 8 September he was recorded in a newsagent reading articles about his alleged escape in the Daily Mail and Daily Mirror, before buying the former paper.

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The adverts date back to a time when people bought their favourite publications from a newsagent on a particular day of the week.

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Retired newsagent Mr Shardey first came to the UK in 1977 to study accountancy, on a student visa that also allowed him to work.

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