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newswriter

newswriter

1 3.3
A person who makes news articles for a newspaper or TV
  • noun
  • /ˈnuːzˌraɪtər/
  • Literature
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  • The experienced newswriter interviewed eyewitnesses to write an engaging article.

Examples

  • Editor's note: CNN recently won four first-place reporting awards from the Religion Newswriters Association.

    Blog text (24)
  • The trick was to find an artless word that wouldn't commonly occur to newswriters or writers of language texts.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Bill, the fastest editor around, was recording it on tape this very moment and would then work with one of the newswriters to find the most poignant eye- and ear-catching clips to paste together for a feature on the Seven O'clock.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • As a newswriter, she covered the latest events happening in her community.

  • He worked tirelessly as a newswriter, crafting headlines that grabbed readers' attention.

Synonyms

reporter
vsnewswriter
  • Literature
1.1

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

focuses mainly on writing news stories rather than presenting or broadcasting
journalist
vsnewswriter
  • Literature
942 2.3

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

focuses on producing news stories rather than broader reporting roles
correspondent
vsnewswriter
  • Literature
684 4.4

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

is a general news writer without a fixed location or topic focus
pressman
vsnewswriter
  • Archaic
39 5.8

A man who reports news for a newspaper or TV

is the neutral term for the same job without male reference
newsman
vsnewswriter
  • Literature
20 3.0

A man who finds and reports news for newspapers, radio, or TV

is the general role without specifying gender
newspaperman
vsnewswriter
  • Archaic
10 3.5

A man who writes or edits news for newspapers and other media

is the broader term for the profession without gender marking
journo
vsnewswriter
  • Slang
5 8.4

A person who reports news for newspapers, TV or websites

is the formal occupational term used in neutral contexts
newswoman
vsnewswriter
  • Literature
5 3.0

A woman who reports news for TV or newspapers

is the neutral professional label without gender marking
newsperson
vsnewswriter
  • Literature
1 2.8

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

is specifically about creating written news stories rather than all roles
newspaperwoman
vsnewswriter
  • Archaic
1 4.6

A woman who writes or reports news for newspapers

is a general label that does not mark gender

How Opinionated

polemicist
  • Formal
2 9.9
commentator
  • Literature
217 3.5
newspaper columnist
  • Literature
5 3.4
newswriter
  • Literature
1 3.3
reporter
  • Literature
1.1

Surface Forms

newswriter singular
newswriters plural

Morphology

newswriter = news + writer (transparent) = news + writer

The meaning is a straightforward compound 'news' + 'writer' meaning a person who writes news stories, directly derivable by learners.

Etymology

The word newswriter is a combination of news and writer. News comes from new, meaning 'recent', and writer comes from write, meaning 'to write', so a newswriter is someone who writes about recent events.