English Explanatory Dictionary

rip-and-reader

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A newsreader or station that delivers the news in a formulaic, uninspired manner.

Word forms

rip-and-reader rip-and-readers

Etymology

Suggesting the tearing off and reading of printed sheets from incoming news transmissions.

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