1. young people, typically boys, who sold newspapers on street corners
Usage: historical; informal

Examples

• The newsies gathered at dawn to collect their bundles of papers.
• In the early 1900s, newsies were a common sight on city streets.
• The Broadway musical ‘Newsies’ tells the story of newspaper sellers in New York.
• Many newsies were orphans or children from poor families trying to earn money.
• The newsies strike of 1899 was led by young newspaper vendors.
• Street corners were claimed by different newsies as their selling spots.