·noun A seller of newspapers.
·noun Something strange or newly happened. II. News ·noun A bearer of news; a courier; a newspaper....
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
"Do you hear the news?" A formula used in turning up the relief watch. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·noun A <<Newspaper>>. ...
·noun A circular letter, written or printed for the purpose of disseminating news. This was the name...
·noun One who gathered news for, and wrote, news-letters. ...
Lying intelligence. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose