hack Meaning a newspaper reporter For example England ha | English Language

hack

Meaning
a newspaper reporter

For example

England had a good football coach until British newspaper hacks wrote stories about his private life. He quit and left the country.

As he opened his morning newspaper, the prime minister thought, "What have those bloody hacks written about today, I wonder?"

Note
Most reporters regard this as an offensive term, so be careful if you use it.

Variety
This is typically used in British English but may be used in other varieties of English too.
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