newswoman

[ nooz-woom-uhn, nyooz- ]

noun

, plural news·wom·en.

1. a woman employed to gather news, news, as for a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television news news bureau.
2. a woman who reports the news news on radio or television.
3. a woman who sells or distributes newspapers, periodicals, etc.

newswoman

/ ˈnjuːzˌwʊmən /

noun

1. informal.
   a female newsreader or reporter Gender-neutral formsnewsreaderreporter

Gender Note

See -woman.

Word History and Origins

Origin of newswoman¹

First recorded in 1925–30; news + -woman

Example Sentences

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.

From Los Angeles Times

The picture’s youth movement is particularly emphasized by the filmmakers’ decision to make the turtles’ longtime human friend April O’Neil, in all previous incarnations an adult white newswoman, a Black teen voiced by Ayo Edebiri.

From Seattle Times

Legendary newswoman Barbara Walters, who died Friday at 93, may have started out on “The Today Show” and blazed a trail as the first woman to co-anchor the evening news.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s one thing to be a good photographer, but it’s another thing to be a good newsman or newswoman. And he was a good newsman.”

From Washington Post

Extremists who might otherwise consider physical assaults against newsmen and newswomen will see that they ought to think twice.

From Washington Post