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newspaper
[nooz-pey-per, nyooz-, noos-, nyoos-]
noun
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.
a business organization publishing such a publication.
Which newspaper did your aunt work for?
a single issue or copy of such a publication.
Grab one of those free newspapers on the way out.
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.
newspaper
/ ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpə /
noun
Often shortened to: paper. a weekly or daily publication consisting of folded sheets and containing articles on the news, features, reviews, and advertisements
( as modifier )
a newspaper article
a less common name for newsprint
Other Word Forms
- newspaperdom noun
- newspaperish adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of newspaper1
Example Sentences
Mr. Lai is the imprisoned newspaper owner who has spent nearly five years in Hong Kong jails—most of it in solitary confinement—as he’s being tried for collusion with foreign forces.
On Monday, the Sun newspaper reported that the prince has agreed to leave Royal Lodge, but wants Frogmore Cottage for himself, and Adelaide Cottage for Sarah Ferguson - in return.
Richards' phone was seized for examination, and he admitted he had found a newspaper article from the Guardian newspaper on the topic.
After all, he was fighting the combined power of the Tammany Hall political machine and newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, who united behind John Francis Hylan, a vaguely populist Brooklyn Democrat with few discernible positions.
Kathleen would fill the holes with rolled-up newspaper or twigs but they would always be on the floor by the morning.
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