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newsmen

[nooz-man, -muhn, nyooz-]

news·man

[nooz-man, -muhn, nyooz-]
noun, plural -men [-men, -muhn] .
1.
a person employed to gather news, as for a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television news bureau; reporter.
2.
a person who reports the news on radio or television.
3.
a person who sells or distributes newspapers, periodicals, etc.; newsdealer.

Origin:
1590–1600; news + man1


See -man.

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Newsmen is always a great word to know.
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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