newspaperman

American  

[nooz-pey-per-man, nyooz-, noos-, nyoos-] / ˈnuzˌpeɪ pərˌmæn, ˈnyuz-, ˈnus-, ˈnyus- /

noun

plural

newspapermen

1. a person employed by a newspaper or wire service as a reporter, writer, editor, etc.

2. the owner or operator of a newspaper or news service.

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newspaperman British  

/ ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpəˌmæn /

noun

1. a man who works for a newspaper as a reporter or editor

2. the male owner or proprietor of a newspaper

3. a man who sells newspapers in the street

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Gender

See -man.

Etymology

Origin of newspaperman

First recorded in 1800–10; newspaper + -man

Example Sentences

Frederick became a newspaperman and a lawyer, and eventually his father’s trusted secretary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

Born to slave-owning Confederate parents, Watson watched his family descend into poverty after the Civil War, and rose to prominence in Georgia politics as a lawyer and newspaperman who assailed the prevailing economic order.

From Slate • Oct. 16, 2024

Looking back at those papers isn’t just the nostalgia of an old newspaperman.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2023

A few years later, brunch was described by New York newspaperman Frank Ward O'Malley as "the typical mid-day eating habits of a newspaper reporter."

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2023

The newspaperman stood and stuffed his notepad in his pocket.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson