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newspaper

  • noun
  • news·pa·per
  • n(y)o͞os'pāpər

A publication, usually published daily or weekly, containing news and other articles. Traditionally a print publication typically printed on cheap, low-quality paper; today usually digital and often also available in print.

Other meanings

  1. The news organization that produces such a publication.

    “Some newspapers are afraid to do hard-hitting investigative journalism. But this newspaper doesn't run from a fight.”

  2. A quantity of or one of the types of paper on which newspapers are printed.

Synonyms

  • paper

Related words

  • newspaperboy
  • newspaperize
  • telenewspaper
  • viewspaper
  • e-newspaper
  • quality newspaper
  • trade newspaper
  • wall newspaper
  • newspaperdom
  • print newspaper
  • newspaperese
  • living newspaper

Example sentences

  • “It's a national newspaper.”

    Tatoeba · deniko · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “newspaper” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.