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I look thuggish when I shave my head and wear big boots. I walk into a newsagent and people think I'm going to jump the counter.
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Meaning of "newsagent" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NEWSAGENT

newsagent  [ˈnjuːzˌeɪdʒənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NEWSAGENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Newsagent is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NEWSAGENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

newsagent

Newsagent's shop

A newsagent's shop, newsagency or newsstand is a business that sells newspapers, magazines, cigarettes, snacks and often items of local interest. In Britain and Australia, these businesses are termed newsagents. Newsagents typically operate in busy public places like city streets, railway stations and airports. Racks for newspapers and magazines can also be found in convenience stores, bookstores and supermarkets. The physical establishment can be either freestanding or part of a larger structure. In Canada and the United States, newsstands are often open stalls in public locations such as streets, or in a transit terminal or station. A newsstand in New York City.

Definition of newsagent in the English dictionary

The definition of newsagent in the dictionary is a shopkeeper who sells newspapers, stationery, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NEWSAGENT


agent
ˈeɪdʒənt
argent
ˈɑːdʒənt
contingent
kənˈtɪndʒənt
corrigent
ˈkɒrɪdʒənt
diligent
ˈdɪlɪdʒənt
dirigent
ˈdɪrɪdʒənt
divergent
daɪˈvɜːdʒənt
exigent
ˈɛksɪdʒənt
indigent
ˈɪndɪdʒənt
intelligent
ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒənt
intransigeant
ɪnˈtrænsɪdʒənt
negligent
ˈnɛɡlɪdʒənt
pageant
ˈpædʒənt
reagent
riːˈeɪdʒənt
regent
ˈriːdʒənt
sergeant
ˈsɑːdʒənt
subagent
sʌbˈeɪdʒənt
superagent
ˈsuːpərˌeɪdʒənt
unintelligent
ˌʌnɪnˈtɛlɪdʒənt
urgent
ˈɜːdʒənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NEWSAGENT

news media
news photographer
news release
news service
news sheet
news theatre
news value
news vendor
news weekly
newsagency
newsagent´s
newsbeat
newsboy
newsbreak
newscast
newscaster
newsclip
newsdealer
newsflash
newsgirl

WORDS THAT END LIKE NEWSAGENT

alkylating agent
chelating agent
chemical agent
county agent
double agent
estate agent
export agent
free agent
gent
insurance agent
intelligence agent
oxidizing agent
patent agent
press agent
real-estate agent
release agent
secret agent
special agent
surface-active agent
travel agent
wetting agent

Synonyms and antonyms of newsagent in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «newsagent» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NEWSAGENT

Find out the translation of newsagent to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of newsagent from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «newsagent» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

报刊店
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

quiosquero
570 millions of speakers

English

newsagent
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

newsagent
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دُكَانٌ َيبِيعُ الْصُحُفَ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

киоскер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

banca de jornal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সংবাদপত্রবিক্রেতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

marchand de journaux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Newsagent
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zeitungshändler
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

新聞販売店
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

신문 가게
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Newsagent
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người bán báo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பத்திரிகையாளரும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वृत्तपत्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

newsagent
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

giornalaio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

właściciel sklepu z czasopismami
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

власник газетного кіоску
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vânzător de ziare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πράκτορας εφημερίδων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

koerante
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tidningskiosk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nyhetsbyrå
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of newsagent

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NEWSAGENT»

The term «newsagent» is regularly used and occupies the 66.942 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NEWSAGENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «newsagent» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «newsagent» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about newsagent

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2 QUOTES WITH «NEWSAGENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word newsagent.
1
Amanda Burton
I was on holiday recently and I came home to find that one of the papers here had 'bikini'd' me on the beach. I was wearing a grossly unflattering costume and they had published photographs of me taken from behind. I looked dreadful. I went into our local newsagent and bought up every copy.
2
Robert Smith
I look thuggish when I shave my head and wear big boots. I walk into a newsagent and people think I'm going to jump the counter.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NEWSAGENT»

Discover the use of newsagent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to newsagent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Newsagent's Window: Adventures in a World of Second-Hand ...
' John Osborne's second book is a comic voyage through small-town Britain via the ads in newsagents' windows: lost kittens, personal ads, a second-hand bike for sale, yoga classes .
John Osborne, 2011
2
Dictionary of Nineteenth-century Journalism in Great Britain ...
In 1900 an anonymous Scottish newsagent re- called that as late as the 1850s the entire daily news intake of his town comprised three or four merchants sharing a single Times* between them. In 1858 he started a magazine library, renting out ...
Laurel Brake, Marysa Demoor, 2009
3
Colloquial English: A Course for Non-Native Speakers
He calls at the newsagent's, where they're advertising for someone to deliver papers in the mornings. DAMIAN: NEWSAGENT: DAMIAN: NEWSAGENT: DAMIAN: NEWSAGENT: DAMIAN: NEWSAGENT: DAMIAN: NEWSAGENT: DAMIAN: ...
Gareth King, 2013
4
Disreputable Pleasures: Less Virtuous Victorians at Play
9. Newsagent and Advertisers' Record (Jan. 1890), 51. Sell's Dictionary ofthe World's Press (1895), p. 360. J.F. Stephen, 'The Sunday Papers', Saturday Review (19 April 1856), 493; Newsagent and Bookseller's Review (3 June 1899), 642.
Mike Huggins, J. A. Mangan, 2004
5
Slowly/Hurts Given and Received
SADOVEE: I'm going to the newsagent's / (Pause.) The newsagent's /Bach / did you hear me? / (Pause.) The newsagent's/ BACH: Good/ SADOVEE: The newsagent's / BACH:Good / SADOVEE: The newsagent's / I'm going to the newsagent's ...
Howard Barker, 2012
6
Pennies from Heaven
“A newsagent,” Harry answered. Although Harry had been willing to pay for his cup of tea, Miss Crabtree had refused his payment. With his tea, he was at his table alone. He was peeved he had worked for the last year in the newsagent ...
Kris Sinclair, 2009
7
Scalable and Secure Internet Services and Architecture
The NewsAgent system was developed in Java and integrated with a pure Java Web browser, IceBrowser from IceSoft.com. This lightweight browser with its open source code gave us a great flexibility in the evaluation of the NewsAgent ...
Cheng-Zhong Xu, 2005
8
British Literary Culture and Publishing Practice, 1880-1914
National Observer 29 October 1892: 606-7. 'Mr. Whistler's Etchings'. National Observer 28 January 1893: 261. 'Cheap Pernicious Literature'. The Newsagent and Advertisers' Record: The Trade Journal for Newspaper Distributors, Stationers, ...
Peter D. McDonald, 2002
9
Learning English as a Foreign Language For Dummies
Straight. Talking. Goran is buying a newspaper from a newsagent. Listen to how he makes small talk about the weather with the shopkeeper. Goran: Morning! Newsagent: Morning. How's it going ...
Gavin Dudeney, Nicky Hockly, 2009
10
The Book of Business Inspiration
First of all, the bad news: running a newsagent means keeping long hours, at least until you can afford to hire some staff. Kevin Ball, director of sales at Redwoods Dowling Kerr, a business broker (meaning they help people buy and sell ...
Marcus Markou, Adam Bannister, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NEWSAGENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term newsagent is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Japan's Nikkei is buying Financial Times for $1.3 billion
A copy of a Financial Times newspaper is displayed for sale in a newsagent in central London July 28, 2008. REUTERS/Alessia Pierdomenico ... «Ya Libnan, Jul 15»
2
Newquay couple planning dream wedding after £100k scratchcard win
... job interview to join the Police Specials earlier in the afternoon and bought the scratchcard from a newsagent in Exeter to celebrate. «Cornish Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Xie trial told of plan to frame dead crim for Lin murders
Xie, 51, has pleaded not guilty to murdering five relatives of the Lin family — newsagent Min Lin, his wife Lily, their two young sons Henry and ... «Perth Now, Jul 15»
4
Imlay Street reconstruction
... regarding the reconstruction of Imlay Street was held this morning, July 23, in the vacant shop between the shoe shop and the newsagent. «Eden Magnet, Jul 15»
5
Post Office to be downgraded despite petition
He said: “Currently, the post office is being run from a newsagent's in the village. “But this announcement from the post office that the service ... «cambrian-news.co.uk, Jul 15»
6
'Sensational' interest as Galashiels market awaits funding decision
Mrs Keay also announced that the firm now has four directors – her husband Alistair, Susan Thomson who runs the Fountain newsagent, and ... «Border Telegraph, Jul 15»
7
Butcher's, newsagent and High Street bank go together
"However, that is no help to our local butcher, newsagent or other trader who wants to offload his takings for the day." NatWest says branch ... «Grimsby Telegraph, Jul 15»
8
Hundreds say emotional farewell to South Yorkshire football stalwart …
He worked as chief district auditor and a local newsagent and covered non-league football for Radio Sheffield for 24 years. His involvement in ... «The Star, Jul 15»
9
Family of Bosley explosion victim William Barks speak of 'absolute …
Another former colleague Alan Lyford, aged 60, who runs the Town Crier newsagent in Derby Street, Leek, said: "I'm devastated by the news. «Stoke Sentinel, Jul 15»
10
May the Best House Win
In Hull and East Lincolnshire, newsagent John's 1930s terrace is packed full of memorabilia while image consultant Sue has a Grade Two ... «UTV Ireland, Jul 15»

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