a newspaper reporter, esp. one who is energetic and aggressive
Also called: newshound (ˈnuːzˌhaund, ˈnjuːz-)
Word origin
[1930–35, Amer.; news + hawk]This word is first recorded in the period 1930–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: DNA, acoustic phonetics, hypercorrection, old school tie, uncertainty principle