noun
- a reporter or journalist who is very eager to find and report news stories
Usage: informal
Examples
- The veteran newshound had covered wars in three different countries.
- She’s such a newshound that she always knows about breaking stories first.
- The newshound spent hours interviewing witnesses at the scene.
- Local newshounds gathered outside the courthouse waiting for the verdict.
- He became a newshound after graduating from journalism school.
- The persistent newshound finally got the exclusive interview she wanted.