"news butcher" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: news butchers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} news butcher (plural news butchers)
  1. (US, historical) A person who worked on railroads selling newspapers, candy and cigars to the passengers. Wikipedia link: news butcher Tags: US, historical
    Sense id: en-news_butcher-en-noun-cUqcZw3l Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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