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newsagent

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A retail business selling newspapers, magazines, and stationery; a stationer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

The proprietor of such a business.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

someone who sells newspapers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: newsdealer, newsvendor, newsstand operator

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shopkeeper, tradesman, storekeeper, market keeper

History

Etymology

From news + agent.

Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: estanc — retail business
  • Chinese Mandarin: 報刊亭 /报刊亭 (bàokāntíng) — retail business
  • Chinese Mandarin: 報攤 /报摊 (bàotān) — retail business
  • Dutch: kiosk — retail business
  • Finnish: paperikauppa — retail business
  • French: kiosque à journaux — retail business
  • German: Zeitungskiosk — retail business
  • Hungarian: újságos — retail business
  • Hungarian: újságosbódé — retail business
  • Japanese: 新聞販売店 (shinbun hanbaiten) — retail business
  • Korean: 신문 가판대 (sinmun gapandae) — retail business
  • Polish: kiosk z gazetami — retail business
  • Portuguese: banca de jornal — retail business
  • Romanian: chioșc de ziare — retail business
  • Romanian: magazin de ziare — retail business
  • Russian: газе́тный кио́ск (gazétnyj kiósk) — retail business
  • Spanish: estanco — retail business
  • Turkish: gazete bayii — retail business
  • Turkish: gazeteci — retail business
  • Catalan: estanquer — person
  • Finnish: paperikauppias — person
  • French: marchand de journaux — person
  • German: Zeitungsverkäufer — person
  • German: Zeitungshändler — person
  • Hungarian: újságárus — person
  • Italian: giornalaio — person
  • Italian: edicolante — person
  • Macedonian: весникар (vesnikar) — person
  • Polish: kioskarz — person
  • Polish: kioskarka — person
  • Romanian: vânzător de ziare — person
  • Russian: газе́тный киоскёр (gazétnyj kioskjór) — person
  • Russian: продаве́ц перио́дики (prodavéc periódiki) — person
  • Ottoman Turkish: غزتهجی (gazetacı) — person