newspaperwoman C2+ Topic:Media & Publishing US /ˈnuzˌpeɪpərˌwʊmən/ UK /ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpəˌwʊmən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a woman who writes for or owns a newspaper; a female journalist As a young newspaperwoman she broke the story of the scandal. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a woman who writes for or... journalistreportercorrespondentnewswomaneditor Word family Related forms newspapernewspapermannewswoman Etymology AI details A compound of newspaper (news + paper) + woman, formed by analogy with newspaperman. wīfmann Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Media & Publishing Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # newspaperwoman **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈnuzˌpeɪpərˌwʊmən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpəˌwʊmən/ ## Meanings 1. a woman who writes for or owns a newspaper; a female journalist ## Examples - As a young newspaperwoman she broke the story of the scandal. ## Synonyms - journalist - reporter - correspondent - newswoman - editor ## Related Forms - newspaper - newspaperman - newswoman ## Roots and Affixes - Root: wīfmann ## Etymology A compound of newspaper (news + paper) + woman, formed by analogy with newspaperman. ## AI Etymology Newspaperwoman is a compound of newspaper (news + paper) + woman, formed by analogy with newspaperman. The etymological trail includes Old English wīfmann. The same word family includes newspaper, newspaperman, newswoman. Its current noun use means "a woman who writes for or owns a newspaper; a female journalist". ## Topics - Media & Publishing - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown