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newspaperman

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Canada, General-American: /ˈn(j)uspeɪpəɹˌmæn/
  • Canada, General-American: /ˈn(j)uzpeɪpəɹˌmæn/
  • Canada: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: N UW1 Z P EY2 P ER0 M AE2 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A man who works in the production of the text of a newspaper; a reporter, editor, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: correspondent, newspaperwoman, newswriter, pressman

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: journalist

Narrower terms: foreign correspondent, war correspondent

History

Etymology

From newspaper + -man. Compare paperboy.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Zeitungsmann — Translations