"newshawk" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: newshawks [plural]
Etymology: From news + hawk. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{compound|en|news|hawk}} news + hawk Head templates: {{en-noun}} newshawk (plural newshawks)
  1. (informal) A keen investigative reporter. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Stock characters

Inflected forms

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