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newspaper

[nooz-pey-per, nyooz-, noos-, nyoos-]

noun

  1. a printed publication issued at regular and usually close intervals, especially daily or weekly, and commonly containing news, news, comment, features, and advertising.

    When we were kids here, there was only one daily newspaper, and it covered the news for four counties.

  2. a business organization publishing such a publication.

    Which newspaper did your aunt work for?

  3. a single issue or copy of such a publication.

    Grab one of those free newspapers on the way out.

  4. an online version of a newspaper.

    I’ve been reading several upstate newspapers on my laptop lately, and I’m wondering how many of them still have print editions.

  5. newsprint.



newspaper

/ ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpə /

noun

    1. Often shortened to: papera weekly or daily publication consisting of folded sheets and containing articles on the news, features, reviews, and advertisements

    2. ( as modifier )

      a newspaper article

  1. a less common name for newsprint

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • newspaperdom noun
  • newspaperish adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of newspaper1

First recorded in 1660–70; news + paper
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Example Sentences

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The Sunday Times newspaper reported this weekend that national security adviser Jonathan Powell had pushed for the spying case to be withdrawn over fears it could prompt China to pull investment.

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Then she drove off to Portland, Ore., where she forestalled her father’s hope that she become a lawyer by eventually landing a job at alternative newspaper Willamette Week.

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The one in Indian newspapers on Monday morning showing female journalists occupying front-row seats at the Afghan Taliban foreign minister's press conference in Delhi is certainly one of those.

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"I won't do anything foolish," he told the newspaper, which said his new cabinet could be announced on Monday or Tuesday.

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Bangladeshi newspapers, quoting a senior party leader in hiding, reported at least 20 flash processions in the past month.

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