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. 1. a weekly or daily publication consisting of folded sheets and containing articles on the news, features, reviews, and advertisements Often shortened topaper
   2. ( as modifier )

      a newspaper article

2. a less common name for newsprint

Other Words From

• news·pa·per·dom noun
• news·pa·per·ish adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of newspaper¹

First recorded in 1660–70; news + paper

Example Sentences

His long career in journalism began in newspapers, at the News Letter in the late 1970s and then as sports editor of the now-defunct Sunday News in the mid-1980s.

From BBC

They must live with what this small, weak man did to them as they watch him on television and read about him in the newspaper.

From Salon

“I have served as a United States citizen and have read the newspaper where we have sent National Guard,” Jennings said.

From Salon

This "remarkable digital transformation" was "spearheaded" by Bawumia, news website African Business reported, while Ghanaian newspaper The Chronicle hailed Bawumia's "expertise in global digital transformation".

From BBC

He attended Erasmus Hall High School, where he was the editor of the school newspaper, and majored in political science at New York University.

From New York Times

Related Words

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