newspaperman C2+ Topic:Media & Publishing US /ˈnuzˌpeɪpərˌmæn/ UK /ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpəmæn/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a man who writes for or owns a newspaper; a male journalist The grizzled newspaperman had covered three wars. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a man who writes for or... journalistreporterpressmannewsmancorrespondenteditor Word family Related forms newspapernewspaperwomannewsman Etymology AI details A compound of newspaper (news + paper) + man, the whole an English formation of the 18th–19th century. mann Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Media & Publishing Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # newspaperman **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈnuzˌpeɪpərˌmæn/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpəmæn/ ## Meanings 1. a man who writes for or owns a newspaper; a male journalist ## Examples - The grizzled newspaperman had covered three wars. ## Synonyms - journalist - reporter - pressman - newsman - correspondent - editor ## Related Forms - newspaper - newspaperwoman - newsman ## Roots and Affixes - Root: mann ## Etymology A compound of newspaper (news + paper) + man, the whole an English formation of the 18th–19th century. ## AI Etymology Newspaperman is a compound of newspaper (news + paper) + man, the whole an English formation of the 18th–19th century. The etymological trail includes Old English mann. The same word family includes newspaper, newspaperwoman, newsman. Its current noun use means "a man who writes for or owns a newspaper; a male journalist". ## Topics - Media & Publishing - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown