newsmaker

news·mak·er

N n

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nooz-mey-ker, nyooz-]
- /ˈnuzˌmeɪ kər, ˈnyuz-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nooz-mey-ker, nyooz-]
- /ˈnuzˌmeɪ kər, ˈnyuz-/

Definitions of newsmaker word

noun newsmaker a person, thing, or event that is newsworthy: a weekly magazine devoted to stories on newsmakers. 1
noun newsmaker A newsworthy person or event. 1
noun newsmaker a person, or sometimes a thing or event, that figures largely in news reports during a particular period 0
noun newsmaker a person whose activities or accomplishments are reported as news, esp. one who is a prominent figure in the news 0

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Origin of newsmaker

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1965-70; news + maker

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Parts of speech for Newsmaker

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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newsmaker popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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