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newsagent

[ nooz-ey-juhnt, nyooz- ]

noun

Chiefly British.


newsagent

/ ˈnjuËzËŒdiËlÉ™; ˈnjuËzËŒeɪdÊ’É™nt /

noun

  1. a shopkeeper who sells newspapers, stationery, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of newsagent1

First recorded in 1850–55; news + agent
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There was an animated series and packets of trading cards were available at most newsagents across the country.

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But the next morning they were called by the newsagents where Lindsay worked to say she had not turned up.

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I don't think you should be able to buy a pint of milk or something from the newsagents, as well as fireworks.

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On 8 September he was recorded in a newsagent reading articles about his alleged escape in the Daily Mail and Daily Mirror, before buying the former paper.

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The adverts date back to a time when people bought their favourite publications from a newsagent on a particular day of the week.

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