Meaning

1 senses
  1. (derogatory, slang)A newsreader or station that delivers the news in a formulaic, uninspired manner.

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: rip-and-readers
Singularrip-and-reader
Pluralrip-and-readers

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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