Newsmen

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Individuals who play a crucial role in investigating and delivering updates on current affairs for public awareness
2. Men who work in journalism by reporting and preparing news stories for the public
3. Male reporters responsible for gathering information and presenting news to audiences

Etymology: "Newsmen" is the plural of "newsman," a compound of "news" and "-man," the latter from Old English "mann," meaning a human being or person of either sex. Over the centuries "man" narrowed in many compounds to refer specifically to males, which is why "newsman" describes a male reporter. The plural adds the regular "-men" ending, so "newsmen" denotes a group of such reporters. Compounds built on "-man" in this way were a productive pattern in English. "News" itself is a plural-looking noun that long functioned as a singular in English, and it came to mean information about recent events; the "-man" form appeared in English as a practical label for people who gathered and delivered it.

Synonyms: journalists, reporters