Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

newsie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables: newsie
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of newsy.

Example Sentences

"Sure, being a newsie is a grind, the hours are not great and the public holds us in lower esteem than the women who work the poles at Satin Dolls down the road from the Tick Tock in Lodi, but it beats working by a mile."

Etymology

From news + -ie.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: news

Inflected Forms

newsies (plural)

Questions

What does newsie mean?: Alternative form of newsy.
Where does newsie come from?: From news + -ie.

How to pronounce newsie

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