What does "newswriter" mean?

A journalist who writes the scripts for a newsreader

What is a synonym for "newswriter"?

Common synonyms include: columnist, copyreader, correspondent, cub reporter, editor, gazetteer.

noun

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Noun

1
A journalist who writes the scripts for a newsreader
2
a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media wordnet

From news + writer.