newspaperman

newspaperman
/noohz"pay'peuhr man', nyoohz"-, noohs"-, nyoohs"-/, n., pl. 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.
[1800-10; NEWSPAPER + -MAN]
Usage. See -man.

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