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newspeople

newspeople

3.4
People who are talked about in media reports, like public figures or celebrities
  • noun
  • /ˈnjuːzˌpipəl/
translation icon : personas de noticias
  • The scandal made ordinary citizens into newspeople overnight.

Examples

  • Many newspeople attended the charity event, drawing attention from the media.

  • After the award ceremony, several newspeople were interviewed about their experiences.

  • The newspeople gathered outside the courthouse.

  • Many newspeople reported on the celebrity's scandal.

  • Many newspeople reported the latest developments in the political scandal.

  • The famous actor was surrounded by newspeople trying to capture his reaction to the rumors.

  • During the press conference, several newspeople asked tough questions about the upcoming film.

Synonyms

newsmaker
vsnewspeople
  • Literature
131 3.7

A person or event that attracts a lot of media attention

is limited to people who are featured in news reports, not events
public figure
vsnewspeople
51 3.5

A person who is well known to many people, for example a celebrity or politician

is specifically those known people who become subjects of news reports
celeb
vsnewspeople
  • Slang
33 6.6

A famous person often from movies, music, or sports

is about people featured in news reports, not only entertainment fame

Antonyms

A person who does not hold a government job or public office

1 4.1

An ordinary member of the public

How Newsworthy

newsmaker
  • Literature
131 3.7
celebrity
480 2.3
public figure
51 3.5
newspeople
3.4

Surface Forms

newspeople plural

Morphology

newspeople = news + people (transparent) = news + people

Meaning is directly the noun 'news' modifying 'people' (people who are in the news), which a learner can readily infer.

Etymology

Newspeople comes from news and people. Because news is related to new meaning 'recent' or 'just happened', newspeople are people who become the subject of news, that is, those who are 'in the news' and attract public attention.