Hearstling
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person working for the media empire of American businessman William Randolph Hearst. historical, informal
"Underwood shared the Los Angeles beat with a number of prominent women reporters who had got their start as, or who remained, Hearstlings: reporters such as Hollywood correspondent Adela Rogers St. Johns, […]"
Example
More examples"Underwood shared the Los Angeles beat with a number of prominent women reporters who had got their start as, or who remained, Hearstlings: reporters such as Hollywood correspondent Adela Rogers St. Johns, […]"
Etymology
From Hearst + -ling.
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