newsperson
- noun
- /ˈnjuːzˌpɜːrsən/
- Literature
- Every morning, the newsperson updates the community on the latest local events and stories.
- a TV newsperson
Examples
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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.
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Why is he talking to his newsperson?
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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
A person who finds and tells news on TV, radio, or newspapers
A person who reports news for a newspaper, magazine, TV, or website
A reporter who gives news from a place or about a particular subject
A person who reports news for newspapers, TV or websites
A person who makes news articles for a newspaper or TV
Antonyms
How Senior
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Surface Forms
Morphology
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.