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Definition of "newspaperman" []

  • A man who owns or publishes a newspaper. (noun)
  • A man who is a newspaper reporter, writer, or editor. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "newspaperman" in a sentence
  • "Ibrahim Asgharzadeh, a ringleader of the takeover who has become a reform politician and newspaperman, is emphatic in his assessment: Hostage-taking is not an acceptable action under international norms and standards."
  • "JCW: Do you actually not know what the word newspaperman means?"
  • "The man of science drew a long, quick breath -- it might have been one of uneasiness -- and called the newspaperman's home number."