Zeitungsmann

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German

Etymology

Zeitung +‎ -s- +‎ Mann

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Noun

Zeitungsmann m (strong, genitive Zeitungsmannes or Zeitungsmanns, plural Zeitungsmänner or Zeitungsleute)

  1. (colloquial, journalism) newspaperman
    • 1911, Erwin Rosen [pseudonym; Erwin Carlé], Der Deutsche Lausbub in Amerika [The German prankster in America], page 301:
      Herrgott, so war ich nun Zeitungsmann! Schreien hätte ich mögen, jubelnd schreien. Zeitungsmann an einer der großen Zeitungen der Welt! Der Stolz regte sich: allein hast du den Weg zur Zeitung gefunden!
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  2. newspaper seller; paperboy
    Synonyms: Zeitungsverkäufer, Zeitungsbote

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