news /nūz/

1. (orig pl) information on recent events and current affairs
2. A report of a recent event
3. (preceded by the) a presentation of news on the television or radio
4. Tidings
5. Newly received information
6. Something one had not heard before
7. A subject, person, place, etc considered suitable material for newspaper readers or for radio and television bulletins
8. Newspaper
9. Newsprint

To report

newsˈiness noun

newsˈless adjective

newsˈworthiness noun

newsˈworthy adjective

Sufficiently interesting to be told as news

newsˈy (informal) adjective

Full of news or gossip

1. A newsagent
2. A newsboy or newsgirl

news agency noun

An organization which collects material for newspapers, magazines, etc

newsˈagent noun

A shop owner or shop that sells newspapers

newsˈboy or newsˈgirl noun

A boy or girl who delivers or sells newspapers

newsˈcast noun

A news broadcast or telecast

newsˈcaster noun

1. A person who presents newscasts or telecasts
2. A machine which gives a changing display of news headlines, etc

newsˈcasting noun

news conference noun

A press conference

newsˈdealer noun (US)

A newsagent

news desk noun

The department of a newspaper office or broadcasting studio that gathers and reports news

news fiction see faction²

news'flash noun

A brief preliminary dispatch about news just becoming known

newsˈgirl see newsboy above.

newsˈgroup noun (computing)

A group that exchanges views and information by means of the Internet

newsˈhawk or newsˈhound noun (joc)

A reporter in search of news for eg a newspaper

newsˈletter noun

1. A sheet of news supplied to members of a particular group or locality
2. Orig a written or printed letter containing news sent by an agent to subscribers, the predecessor of the newspaper

news magazine or newsˈmagazine noun

A magazine, or radio or television broadcast, which discusses and comments on the news as well as reporting it

newsˈman or newsˈwoman noun

1. A bringer, collector or writer of news
2. A seller of newspapers

newsˈmonger noun (old)

1. A person who deals in news
2. A person who spends much time in hearing and telling news, a gossip

newsˈpaper noun

1. A collection of folded printed sheets of paper published periodically (usu daily or weekly) for circulating news, etc
2. The paper on which such a publication is printed

newsˈpaperdom noun

newsˈpaperism noun

newsˈpaperman or newsˈpaperwoman noun

A journalist

newsˈprint noun

1. Inexpensive paper for printing newspapers on
2. Loosely, ink used for printing newspapers

newsˈreader noun

A person who reads news on radio or television

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