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newsy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈn(j)uːzi/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English news Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English newsy From news + -y.

Meanings

1. Containing lots of news; informative.
2. Chatty, gossipy.

Forms

Deriveds

newsiness · newsily

newsy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈn(j)uːzi/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English news Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English newsy From news + -y.

Meanings

1. (US, informal) Someone selling newspapers; a newsboy.
2. (Canada, US, informal) A journalist, especially a reporter.
   • Taken together, these websites resembled something of a first-person news network, a collective form of collaborative news-gathering. Ordinary people were transforming into 'amateur newsies', […] 2006, Stuart Allan, Online News: Journalism And The Internet, page 61:
   • “Love life among the grown-ups, better ask a newsie, you really want to know. Those guys get around.” 2025, Thomas Pynchon, Shadow Ticket, Jonathan Cape, page 7:

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