Newshawk
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A keen investigative reporter. informal
"You didn’t have to peek out the door to know who was tearing her heart out in the street, keening over her dead brother even while the cops and newshawks were on their way."
Example
More examples"You didn’t have to peek out the door to know who was tearing her heart out in the street, keening over her dead brother even while the cops and newshawks were on their way."
Etymology
From news + hawk.
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