Definition of Newsmaker

1. Noun. One whose actions make the headlines of news reports; one who affects the course of public discourse. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Newsmaker

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Newsmaker

newshounds
newsie
newsier
newsies
newsiest
newsiness
newsinesses
newsing
newslady
newsless
newsletter
newsletters
newslike
newsmagazine
newsmagazines
newsmaker (current term)
newsmakers
newsmaking
newsman
newsmedia
newsmen
newsmonger
newsmongers
newspaper ad
newspaper article
newspaper clipping
newspaper column
newspaper columnist

Literary usage of Newsmaker

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Theophrastou Charakteres =: The Characters of Theophrastus by Theophrastus, Richard Claverhouse Jebb (1870)
"THE newsmaker. NEWSMAKING is the framing of fictitious sayings and doings ... The newsmaker is a person who, when he meets his friend, will assume a demure ..."

2. The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature, Ancient by Richard Garnett, Leon Vallée, Alois Brandl (1899)
"The newsmaker is a person who, when he meets his friend, will assume a demure air, and ask with a smile, " Where are you from, and what are your tidings ? ..."

3. Authentic Reading Practice Grades 4-6 by Jo Ellen Moore (2001)
"newsmaker of the Month Near the end of each month, discuss with your class the ... newsmaker of ihe Month Sir Winston ceasefire alley cats yard do as \<r ..."

4. Theophrastou Charaktēres =: The Characters of Theophrastus by Theophrastus, Richard Claverhouse Jebb (1870)
"THE newsmaker. NEWSMAKING is the framing of fictitious sayings and doings ... The newsmaker is a person who, when he meets his friend, will assume a demure ..."

5. The Multilateral Development Banks: Increasing U. S. Exports and Creating U by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"... the program is not "as strong as it was five years ago" and is not sure it is possible to keep the whole thing going. See also, Smith, "newsmaker Forum. ..."

6. Take Action Against Drug Abuse: How to Start a Volunteer Anti-Drug Program (1994)
"You need to become a newsmaker in a two-part sense; you need to produce newsworthy material, and you need to be newsworthy material. Just what is news? ..."

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