newspaper

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noun

news·​pa·​per ˈnüz-ˌpā-pər 

ˈnyüz-,

ˈn(y)üs-

1

: a paper that is printed and distributed usually daily or weekly and that contains news, articles of opinion, features, and advertising

2

: an organization that publishes a newspaper

3

: the paper of a newspaper : newsprint

newspaper

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verb

newspapered; newspapering; newspapers

intransitive verb

: to do newspaper work

Synonyms

Noun

• book
• bulletin
• diurnal
• gazette
• journal
• mag
• magazine
• organ
• paper
• periodical
• rag
• review
• serial
• zine

Examples of newspaper in a Sentence

Noun

He used some newspaper to get the fire started.

She worked for the newspaper for 20 years.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Here are the top stories: A newspaper from 1924 called dolls, ribbon boxes and school bags among some of the best holiday gifts for children. —Stephanie Stremplewski, The Courier-Journal, 21 Dec. 2024

Note: Most subscribers have some, but not all, of the puzzles that correspond to the following set of solutions for their local newspaper. —USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024

Verb

My friend David Carr, who died in 2015, had a line about newspapering that’s true of cooking as well. —Sam Sifton, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2020

What trends online, even if artificially driven, helps influence everything from what stories newspaper reporters pursue to which guests radio show producers book. —P.w. Singer, Time, 19 Oct. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1670, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1800, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

newspaper

noun

news·​pa·​per

ˈn(y)üz-ˌpā-pər,

ˈn(y)üs-

: a paper that is printed and distributed usually daily or weekly and contains news, articles of opinion, features, and advertising