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newshound

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news⋅hawk

  [nooz-hawk, nyooz-]
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–noun Informal.
a newspaper reporter, esp. one who is energetic and aggressive.
Also called news⋅hound  [nooz-hound, nyooz-] .

Origin:
1930–35, Americanism; news + hawk
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news·hound   (nōōz'hound', nyōōz'-)   
n.  An aggressive or energetic journalist.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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