What does newshound mean?
Newshound means (informal) An investigative reporter..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(informal) An investigative reporter..
I recently received a firsthand report from an old friend — John A. Keel — who until last year was as skeptical a newshound as I have known.
"You could, of course, have a prepared statement and when a newshound knocked at the door you could slide it out to him," said the journalist.
"I've always been a newshound and I was glued to the TV set on November 22," he recalled.
The [Washington] Post's proprietor through those turbulent [Watergate] days, Katharine Graham, held a double place in Washington’s hierarchy: at once regal Georgetown hostess and scrappy newshound, ready to hold the establishment to account.
Use newshound when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Newshound means (informal) An investigative reporter..
Common synonyms include newsmonger.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I recently received a firsthand report from an old friend — John A. Keel — who until last year was as skeptical a newshound as I have known.
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