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newswoman

newswoman

5 3.0
A woman who reports news for TV or newspapers
  • noun
  • /ˈnuːzˌwʊmən/
  • Literature
translation icon : mujer periodista
  • When the breaking news story hit, the experienced newswoman quickly gathered the facts to report live.
  • a TV newswoman
  • a former newswoman
  • an NBC newswoman

Now please welcome Nexon's Min Kim and Nerdist newswoman Jessica Shobach.

Examples

  • Insightful, witty, and contemporary postings from a professional newswoman and co-contributor to Austin Hill's "The Opinion Makers Showdown."

    Blog text (31)
  • Plus, we got this big-time newswoman coming in from Omaha.

  • But we are without a free press at the moment, and I speak as a former newswoman with ABC.

    Blog text (21)
  • NEWSWOMAN: We now go live to the Capitol...

  • NEWSWOMAN: ...residents are on alert tonight as the alleged serial killer, "The Doctor," has apparently claimed another victim.

  • I'm Robin Quivers, your newswoman.

  • The newswoman's husband is the one that made it a public affair by posting it on Facebook.

    Blog text (24)
  • [newswoman] The electronic aircraft would have a 15-mile range and deliver packages within 30 minutes.

  • "An Asian-American newswoman with a microphone interviewed Jim Wylie, the lawyer for the Shoshone tribe.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • NEWSWOMAN [ON TV]: If you watched the national newsjust last week... ...you might have seen a similar case in Boston... ...of a decorated cop accused of murder.

Synonyms

reporter
vsnewswoman
  • Literature
1.1

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

is the female news professional who may also edit rather than only present
journalist
vsnewswoman
  • Literature
942 2.3

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

is the woman version focusing on investigation reporting and editing
journo
vsnewswoman
  • Slang
5 8.4

A person who reports news for newspapers, TV or websites

is the informal female label for someone who investigates and reports
newsperson
vsnewswoman
  • Literature
1 2.8

A person who finds and reports news for television, radio, or newspapers

is the female form of the same investigating and reporting role
newspaperwoman
vsnewswoman
  • Archaic
1 4.6

A woman who writes or reports news for newspapers

is the female role across all types of news work
newswriter
vsnewswoman
  • Literature
1 3.3

A person who makes news articles for a newspaper or TV

is the female role that includes reporting and editing as well
penwoman
vsnewswoman
  • Archaic
7.9

A woman who writes for newspapers or magazines

is the female news worker who also investigates and edits

Compounds

TV newswoman
  • Archaic
3.2

A woman who presents news on television

Surface Forms

newswoman singular
newswomen plural

Morphology

newswoman = news + woman (transparent) = news + woman

Meaning is a straightforward compound of 'news' + 'woman' denoting a woman who works with news.

Etymology

The word newswoman combines news ('new things' or recent events) and woman ('an adult female'). So a newswoman is simply a woman who finds and reports the latest events to people.