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newsagent

noun news·agent \ˈnüz-ˌā-jənt, ˈnyüz-\

: a person or shop that sells newspapers, magazines, and often paperback books

Full Definition of NEWSAGENT

chiefly British
:  newsdealer
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First Known Use of NEWSAGENT

1851

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