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rip-and-readers

rip-and-readers is the plural of rip-and-reader.

Meaning of rip-and-reader

Noun

rip-and-reader (plural rip-and-readers)

  1. (derogatory, slang) 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

Questions about rip-and-readers

What is rip-and-readers the plural of?
Rip-and-readers is the plural of rip-and-reader.

Words near rip-and-readers in the dictionary

  1. Rip Van Winkle
  2. Rip Van Winkleish
  3. Rip Van Winklesque
  4. rip, shit or bust
  5. rip-and-reader
  6. rip-and-readers
  7. rip-and-tear
  8. rip-off
  9. rip-off merchant
  10. rip-off merchants
  11. rip-offs

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