newshand en · NOUN
Etymology
From news + hand.
Meanings
-
A journalist.
The punditocracy, from ankle-biters to bigfeet, suddenly felt itself caught in a one-sided, enamored state and needed to distance itself from charges of rampant dispensing of what cynical old newshands call “big wet kisses” to a charming fresh face.
2008 April 20, William Safire, “In the Tank”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| newshands | Number=Plur | lexicographic |