newswoman

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noun

A female reporter or newsreader.

Similar
newslady
OriginMiddle English woman ← Old English wīfmann ← Proto-West Germanic *mann →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounnewswoman (plural newswomen)

plural newswomen

  1. A female reporter or newsreader.

    Synonyms: newslady

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA female reporter or newsreader.

Similar
newslady

Origin

  1. Englishnews
  2. Proto-Germanic*wībą
  3. Proto-West Germanic*wīb
  4. Old Englishwīf
  5. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  6. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  7. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  8. Old Englishmann
  9. Old Englishwīfmann
  10. Middle Englishwoman
  11. Englishnewswoman

From news + -woman.

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Cite this entry
APA

newswoman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/newswoman

MLA

“newswoman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/newswoman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “newswoman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/newswoman.

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