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newsmaker

newsmaker noun: one whose actions make the headlines of news reports; one who affects the course of public discourse.

Noun

newsmaker (plural newsmakers)

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

Forms of newsmaker

pluralnewsmakers

Origin of newsmaker

From news + maker.

Questions about newsmaker

What does newsmaker mean?
Newsmaker means one whose actions make the headlines of news reports; one who affects the course of public discourse.
What part of speech is newsmaker?
Newsmaker is a noun.
What is the plural of newsmaker?
The plural of newsmaker is newsmakers.

Words near newsmaker in the dictionary

  1. newsletter
  2. newsletters
  3. newslike
  4. newsmagazine
  5. newsmagazines
  6. newsmaker
  7. newsmakers
  8. newsmaking
  9. newsman
  10. newsmedia
  11. newsmen

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