newsstand

American  

[nooz-stand, nyooz-] / ˈnuzˌstænd, ˈnyuz- /

noun

1. a stall or other place at which newspapers and often periodicals are sold, as on a street corner or in a building lobby.

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newsstand British  

/ ˈnjuːzˌstænd /

noun

1. a portable stand or stall in the street, from which newspapers are sold

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Etymology

Origin of newsstand

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; news + stand

Example Sentences

For seven days in early October, Anthropic’s large language model Claude was the brand-in-residence at the Air Mail newsstand, the physical outpost for the digital magazine founded by former Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 11, 2025

“A handwritten sign on a wall, a name on a doorplate, a flyer on a telephone pole, or an unusual magazine at a newsstand would spin me toward a story.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Out of the old newsstand, which still smelled faintly of cigars, a million diapers were given out to young mothers, along with 10 million wet wipes and 700,000 bottles of baby food and formula.

From Slate • Jul. 17, 2025

Time's annual announcement of their "Person of the Year" is a rare newsstand event and a closely guarded secret.

From Salon • Dec. 11, 2024

Late one afternoon, when he got off duty at the newsstand, Mario cleaned up the cricket cage, gave Chester a dusting off with a Kleenex, and took him to Chinatown to see Sai Fong.

From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden

Related Words

• booth
• stall