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newsperson

newsperson

1 2.8
A person who finds and reports news for television, radio, or newspapers
  • noun
  • /ˈnjuːzˌpɜːrsən/
  • Literature
translation icon : reportero
  • Every morning, the newsperson updates the community on the latest local events and stories.
  • a TV newsperson

Examples

  • There is always a newsperson willing to play their morsel of sound clip instantly without calling them out for errors and lies before broadcasting it.

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  • The newsperson reported live from the scene of the accident, providing updates to viewers.

  • Why is he talking to his newsperson?

  • She is not a "newsperson."

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  • A lefty newsperson calls his foreign policy mainstream, and you buy into that.

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  • The newsperson plays a Democrat spokesperson's comment.

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  • I think I may be recalling something from the newsperson the other day that I'd forgotten a part of.

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  • As a seasoned newsperson, she knows how to uncover the truth behind the headlines.

Synonyms

reporter
vsnewsperson
  • Literature
1.1

A person who finds and tells news on TV, radio, or newspapers

also includes editing and wider newsroom roles beyond presenting
journalist
vsnewsperson
  • Literature
942 2.3

A person who reports news for a newspaper, magazine, TV, or website

adds investigative and editing duties across different media
correspondent
vsnewsperson
  • Literature
684 4.4

A reporter who gives news from a place or about a particular subject

is general covering many roles across locations and topics
journo
vsnewsperson
  • Slang
5 8.4

A person who reports news for newspapers, TV or websites

is the neutral professional term covering the same roles
newswriter
vsnewsperson
  • Literature
1 3.3

A person who makes news articles for a newspaper or TV

is broader also involving reporting and editing work

Antonyms

175 3.5

Done by someone who is not a professional and shows little skill

How Senior

editor in chief
  • Literature
49 4.4
editor
3.0
newsperson
  • Literature
1 2.8
correspondent
  • Literature
684 4.4
reporter
  • Literature
1.1

Surface Forms

newsperson singular
newspersons plural

Morphology

newsperson = news + person (transparent) = news + person

The meaning is a straightforward compound of 'news' + 'person', clearly denoting someone who works with news.

Etymology

Newsperson is made from news and person, where news means 'new information' and person means 'someone'. It was created as a gender-neutral word instead of 'newsman' or 'newswoman', so a newsperson is simply someone who reports, edits, or investigates the news.