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newspaperwoman

[nooz-pey-per-woom-uhn, nyooz-, noos-, nyoos-]

noun, plural -wom·en.

a woman employed by a newspaper or wire service as a reporter, writer, editor, etc.

a woman who is the owner or operator of a newspaper or news service.

Origin:
1880–85; newspaper + woman

Usage note
See -woman.

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newspaperwoman (ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpəˌwʊmən)

—n , pl -women
1.	a woman who works for a newspaper as a reporter or editor
2.	the female owner or proprietor of a newspaper
3.	a woman who sells newspapers in the street

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