Where does “newswriter” come from?

newswriter (English) comes from English writer, from Middle English writer, from Old English wrītere — writer, scribe; draughtsman; painter; writer;...

newswriter (English): A journalist who writes the scripts for a...

Definitions

  1. A journalist who writes the scripts for a...

Ancestry of “newswriter”, step by step

newswriter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English writer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwriterA person who writes, or produces literary work;...
2Middle EnglishwriterA draughtsman, or copyist; one who notes down the...
3Old Englishwrīterewriter, scribe; draughtsman; painter; writer;...

via English News

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNewsNew information of interest
2Middle Englishnewes—
Every word from Old English wrītere →Every word from Middle English writer →Every word from English writer →