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NYOOZ-ayj-uh-nt/ˈnjuːzeɪdʒənt/

A newsagent is a shop that sells newspapers, magazines, sweets, and often tickets (UK). A post office handles mail; a supermarket is larger. Gates: the newsagent is not the school shop; phones still stay in bags on site.

Meaning

A shop that sells newspapers, magazines, sweets, and often tickets (UK).

Examples

• “The newsagent by the gates is not the school shop; phones still stay in bags on site.”
• “A newsagent can sell bus tickets; it is not the college enrolment desk.”

Good to know

a newsagent (UK shop). Contrast: a post office / a supermarket. High street / gates. Countable shops. Mix-up: an agent in business is a representative, not a paper shop.

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