Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

newshawk

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: new-shawk
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A keen investigative reporter.

Informal

Example Sentences

"You didn’t have to peek out the door to know who was tearing her heart out in the street, keening over her dead brother even while the cops and newshawks were on their way."

Etymology

From news + hawk.

Word Breakdown

Root: *keh₂p-

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

newshawks (plural)

Questions

What does newshawk mean?: A keen investigative reporter.
Where does newshawk come from?: From news + hawk.

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