Cnner

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An employee of the multinational cable news channel CNN.

    "“Why did he do it?” was a common question. Several former CNNers offered an explanation. Reese Schonfeld recalled, “Ted [Turner] has always had an enormous drive for power . . . sex and money was a distant third.”"

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"“Why did he do it?” was a common question. Several former CNNers offered an explanation. Reese Schonfeld recalled, “Ted [Turner] has always had an enormous drive for power . . . sex and money was a distant third.”"

Etymology

From CNN + -er.

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