"newsperson" meaning in English

See newsperson in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: newspersons [plural], newspeople [plural]
Etymology: news + person Etymology templates: {{compound|en|news|person}} news + person Head templates: {{en-noun|s|newspeople}} newsperson (plural newspersons or newspeople)
  1. (uncommon) A person involved in the gathering or delivery of news: a reporter or journalist. Tags: uncommon Categories (topical): Media, Occupations, People Hyponyms: newsman, newswoman

Inflected forms

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