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newswoman

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news⋅wom⋅an

  [nooz-woom-uhn, nyooz-]
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–noun, plural -wom⋅en.
1. a woman employed to gather news, as for a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television news bureau.
2. a woman who reports the news on radio or television.
3. a woman who sells or distributes newspapers, periodicals, etc.
Origin:
1925–30; news + -woman

Usage note:
See -woman.
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news·wom·an   (nōōz'wŏŏm'ən, nyōōz'-)   
n.  A woman who gathers, reports, or edits news.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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