rip-and-reader
rip-and-reader noun: a newsreader or station that delivers the news in a formulaic, uninspired manner.
Noun
rip-and-reader (plural rip-and-readers)
- A newsreader or station that delivers the news in a formulaic, uninspired manner.
- In between the all-news stations and the rip-and-readers are a substantial number of stations which sometimes have one or two newsmen and which try to do a respectable job with a limited budget.1977, Ronald G. Hicks, A Survey of Mass Communication, page 145
- Leave the rip-and-readers to the tender mercies of the Associated Press. Major market radio and television stations are another matter entirely. Their news interests and requirements are similar to those of newspapers.1987, Presstime, volume 9, numbers 1-6, page 15
Forms of rip-and-reader
| plural | rip-and-readers |
|---|
Origin of rip-and-reader
Suggesting the tearing off and reading of printed sheets from incoming news transmissions.
Questions about rip-and-reader
- What does rip-and-reader mean?
- Rip-and-reader means a newsreader or station that delivers the news in a formulaic, uninspired manner.
- What part of speech is rip-and-reader?
- Rip-and-reader is a noun.
- What is the plural of rip-and-reader?
- The plural of rip-and-reader is rip-and-readers.
Words near rip-and-reader in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: rip-and-reader (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Cite this entry: “rip-and-reader.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/rip-and-reader. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.