newsgirl

[ nooz-gurl, nyooz- ]

noun

1. a girl who sells or delivers newspapers.

newsgirl

/ ˈnjuːzˌɡɜːl /

noun

1. informal.
   a female newsreader or reporter Gender-neutral formsnewsreaderreporter
2. a girl who sells or delivers newspapers

Word History and Origins

Origin of newsgirl¹

First recorded in 1865–70; news + girl

Example Sentences

On the advice of his younger daughter, Mr. Menken said he had been trying to work a female newsgirl character into the lineup as well.

From New York Times

She plays a newsgirl who grows up to be a model and subsequently an actress.

From Time Magazine Archive

The young Irish heroine starts as a poor newsgirl under the Brooklyn Bridge.

From Time Magazine Archive

If she could be a newsgirl without attracting undue attention, he would be as willing to pay her twenty cents a week as to pay any ordinary small boy a quarter.

From Project Gutenberg

I, the little newsgirl in boy's clothes?

From Project Gutenberg