newspaper

American  

[nooz-pey-per, nyooz-, noos-, nyoos-] / ˈnuzˌpeɪ pər, ˈnjuz-, ˈnus-, ˈnjus- /

noun

newspapers plural

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

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newspaper British  

/ ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpə /

noun

1. 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

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• newspaperdom
  noun
• newspaperish
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• newspapers
  plural

Etymology

Origin of newspaper

First recorded in 1660–70; news + paper

Explanation

A newspaper is a printed or online publication that provides readers with news and articles. If you want election results or even the weather, consult a local newspaper. When you read a newspaper, you unfold sheets of paper that are printed with news articles, opinion pieces, ads, and often puzzles and comics. The very earliest version of a newspaper was carved in stone or metal in ancient Rome, providing information and announcements from the government. The first true general interest newspapers were printed in Europe in the 1700s. Sometimes the paper itself that newspapers are printed on is called newspaper too.

Example Sentences

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newspaper newspapers

At the time, the surrogate mother contracted by Spahn was around four months pregnant with the child, according to the Bild newspaper.

From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026

Criticism of the Panorama edit emerged last November when a leaked internal BBC memo was published by the Telegraph newspaper.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Yamal grew up in a working-class, largely immigrant neighborhood the Spanish newspaper El País described as “forgotten, isolated and stigmatized.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

Yamal’s family had entered a charity raffle organized by the Spanish newspaper Diario Sport and the United Nations Children’s Fund, known as UNICEF, and they won a spot in a promotional photo shoot with Messi.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026

“There was no sign of molten lava,” one newspaper reported, sounding somewhat frustrated.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

“I can see the regents being surprised that what they read in the newspapers about the testing debate is no longer true,” Stryker said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

One said he carried out widespread unlawful activities for the Mail newspapers, and another said that he had done nothing of the sort.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

She also writes for British newspapers including the Times, the Sunday Times and the Financial Times.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

A project called “Last Seen: Finding Families After Slavery” has compiled thousand of ads taken out in hundreds of newspapers nationwide between the 1830s and 1920s by former slaves searching for loved ones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

When he died in 2020, newspapers around the world were filled with tributes to the man who was most responsible for the discovery of the sunken H. L. Hunley.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

Related Words

• community
• daily
• journal
• magazine
• paper
• periodical
• press
• tabloid
• weekly