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newspaper

American  
[nooz-pey-per, nyooz-, noos-, nyoos-] / ˈnuzˌpeɪ pər, ˈnyuz-, ˈnus-, ˈnyus- /

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 British  
/ ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpə /

noun

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

    2. ( as modifier )

      a newspaper article

  2. 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

Other Word Forms

  • newspaperdom noun
  • newspaperish adjective

Etymology

Origin of newspaper

First recorded in 1660–70; news + paper

Example Sentences

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The requirement to obtain permission had gone largely unnoticed until it was reported by the Frankfurter Rundschau newspaper on Friday.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

When contributing to a newspaper series on what’s wrong with the world, he wrote: “I am.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

One of the greatest scoops in the course of human events appeared in a German-language newspaper in Philadelphia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Canadian author Jack Jedwab wrote in French language newspaper La Presse that Rousseau's lack of French knowledge sends a message to Air Canada employees that "bilingualism is a constraint, not a value".

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Sam's father came upstairs with the newspaper in his hand.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

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