Newsagent
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Newsagent is a noun meaning A retail business selling newspapers, magazines, and stationery; a stationer.
Meaning
A retail business selling newspapers, magazines, and stationery; a stationer.
More Meanings
- The proprietor of such a business.
Example Sentences
The papers are freely available in Sydney bookshops and newsagents.
However, Anyon Kay remembers a Mr Walton Ainsworth, of Beech House, Rivington, who owned mills in Bolton, being a regular user before the First World War. He used to drive by horse and trap from his mansion to catch the 0906 train to Bolton each day. Before arriving at the station, local newsagent Tom Dutton would hand Mr Ainsworth his morning paper!
Word Forms
- newsagents
Synonyms for newsagent
Depending on context, synonyms include newsdealer, newsvendor.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include newsdealer, newsvendor, stationer, bookseller, newsy, newsvender.
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