newspaperwoman

newspaperwoman
/noohz"pay'peuhr woom'euhn, nyoohz"-, noohs"-, nyoohs"-/, n., pl. newspaperwomen.
1. a woman employed by a newspaper or wire service as a reporter, writer, editor, etc.
2. a woman who is the owner or operator of a newspaper or news service.
[1880-85; NEWSPAPER + WOMAN]

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