newspaperwoman

[ nooz-pey-per-woo m-uh n, nyooz-, noos-, nyoos- ]
/ ˈnuzˌpeɪ pərˌwʊm ən, ˈnyuz-, ˈnus-, ˈnyus- /
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noun, plural news·pa·per·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 of newspaperwoman

First recorded in 1880–85; newspaper + woman

usage note for newspaperwoman

See -woman.

Words nearby newspaperwoman

newsmaker, newsman, newsmonger, newspaper, newspaperman, newspaperwoman, newspeak, newsperson, newsprint, newsreader, newsreel

Words related to newspaperwoman

proofreader, copyreader, copyholder, newspaperman, reviser, deskman

Example sentences from the Web for newspaperwoman

  • The smell of grease, paint and powder faded and she was a newspaperwoman again—the editor of the Herald.

    Helen in the Editor's Chair |Ruthe S. Wheeler

British Dictionary definitions for newspaperwoman

newspaperwoman
/ (ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpəˌwʊmən) /

noun plural -women

a woman who works for a newspaper as a reporter or editor
the female owner or proprietor of a newspaper
a woman who sells newspapers in the street