Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A writer of or for news-letters.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who gathers news for, and writes, news-letters, articles in news periodicals, or items for broadcast on news programs.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media
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Examples
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Villette, who is a news-writer and deputy, was cited to appear before the municipality of Paris, under the charge of having inserted in his paper
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Keats had made no demonstration of political opinion; but he had dedicated his book to Leigh Hunt, a Radical news-writer, and a dubbed partisan of the
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 39, January, 1861 Various
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Villette, who is a news-writer and deputy, was cited to appear before the municipality of Paris, under the charge of having inserted in his paper
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It was on February 15th, 1900, that a Russian Vice-Consul for that important Province was appointed to Sistan to take the place of a Persian who was a news-writer in Russian employ.
Across Coveted Lands or a Journey from Flushing (Holland) to Calcutta Overland Arnold Henry Savage Landor 1894
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Nobody rebuked unprincipled news-writers more strongly than Defoe, and no news-writer was half as copious in his guarantees for the accuracy of his information.
Daniel Defoe Minto, William, 1845-1893 1879
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Nobody rebuked unprincipled news-writers more strongly than Defoe, and no news-writer was half as copious in his guarantees for the accuracy of his information.
Daniel Defoe William Minto 1869
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For some time all communications with the Ameer had ceased, and it was from a native news-writer that the intelligence that a Russian general with a mission had arrived in Cabul, and had been honourably received, came to the ears of our authorities.
Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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Steele had been appointed Gazetteer by Sunderland, at the request, it is said, of Addison, and thus had access to foreign intelligence earlier and more authentic than was in those times within the reach of an ordinary news-writer.
Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay 1829
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Residency news-writer, in his daily reports, which are read out to them every morning.
A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II William Sleeman 1822
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Jorakhun, the news-writer at Bondee, got one anna for every prisoner brought in; and from two to three rupees for every prisoner released.
A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II William Sleeman 1822
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