front-page

¹

[fruhnt-peyj]

adjective

1. of major importance; worth putting on the first page of a newspaper.

verb (used with object)

front-paged, front-paging 

1. to run (copy) on the front page, especially of a newspaper.

front page

²

[fruhnt-payj]

noun

1. the first and most visible page of a newspaper, magazine, or other publication; front matter.

front-page

noun

1. (modifier) important or newsworthy enough to be put on the front page of a newspaper

Word History and Origins

Origin of front-page¹

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05

Example Sentences

The clips from this interview in the news that night along with the front-page story in the Times the next day, especially on the heels of the coverage in Time and Life magazines, catapulted Baldwin into the middle of what became a media frenzy.

From Slate

"It's not the way you want to be front-page news - you'd sooner it was for five wickets or a century," added Woakes.

From BBC

It would become front-page news.

From BBC

On Sept. 19, Le Monde ran a front-page story asserting that Minister of Defense Charles Hernu had authorized the operation himself.

From Slate

Why is it not front-page news?

From Salon

Related Words

• big 
• major 
• serious 
• significant 
• valuable 
• weighty