newspaper
Syllables: news·pa·per/ˈnjuːsˌpeɪpə//ˈn(j)usˌpeɪpɚ/
newspaper noun: 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.
Noun
newspaper (countable and uncountable, plural newspapers)
- 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.
- Many major newspapers are paywalled because they need the revenue.
- The paper boy delivers her newspaper to her front porch every weekday.
- The news organization that produces such a publication.
- Holonyms: press, news media, media
- Some newspapers are afraid to do hard-hitting investigative journalism. But this newspaper doesn't run from a fight.
- A quantity of or one of the types of paper on which newspapers are printed.
- Synonyms:
- newsprint
Verb
newspaper (third-person singular simple present newspapers, present participle newspapering, simple past and past participle newspapered)
- To cover with newspaper.
- She newspapered one end of the room before painting the bookcase.
- To engage in the business of journalism
- His newspapered his way through the South on the sports beat, avoiding dry towns.
- To harass somebody through newspaper articles.
- He got newspapered out of public life.
newspaper meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
newspaper in Hindi
- publication
- अख़बार axbār, समाचारपत्र samācārpatra, पत्रिका patrikā
newspaper in Tamil
- publication
- நாளிதழ் nāḷitaḻ, செய்தித்தாள் ceytittāḷ, நாளேடு nāḷēṭu
- paper on which newspapers are printed
- செய்தித்தாள் ceytittāḷ, நாளேடு nāḷēṭu
newspaper in Marathi
- publication
- वर्तमानपत्र vartamānpatra, वृत्तपत्र vŕttapatra
newspaper in Urdu
- publication
- اَخْبار axbār, روزْنامَہ roznāma, سَماچار پَتْر samācār patr
More languagesFewer languages
- newspaper in Bengali
- সংবাদপত্র পত্রিকা śoṅbadpotro, আখবার akhbar, খবরের কাগজ khoborer kagoj
- newspaper in Telugu
- వార్తాపత్రిక vārtāpatrika
- newspaper in Malayalam
- ദിനപത്രം dinapatraṁ
- newspaper in Kannada
- ವೃತ್ತಪತ್ರಿಕೆ vṛttapatrike, ಸಮಾಚಾರ ಪತ್ರಿಕೆ samācāra patrike, ವಾರ್ತಾಪತ್ರಿಕೆ vārtāpatrike
- newspaper in Punjabi
- ਅਖਬਾਰ akhabār, ਸਮਾਚਾਰ ਪੱਤਰ samācār pattar
- newspaper in Gujarati
- અખબાર akhabār, સમાચારપત્ર samācārpatra, વર્તમાનપત્ર vartamānpatra, છાપું chāpũ
- newspaper in Odia
- ସମ୍ବାଦପତ୍ର sambādapatra, ଖବରକାଗଜ khabarakāgaja
- newspaper in Sinhala
- පුවත්පත puwatpata, පත්තරේ pattarē
- newspaper in Assamese
- বাতৰি batori
- newspaper in Nepali
- अखबार akhabār
- newspaper in Pashto
- ورځپاڼه wrajpāṇa, جريده jarida, روزنامه roznāma, اخبار axbār
- newspaper in Tagalog
- dyariyo, pahayagan
- newspaper in Arabic
- جَرِيدَة jarīda, صَحِيفَة ṣaḥīfa
- newspaper in Malay
- akhbar, surat khabar
- newspaper in Indonesian
- koran, surat kabar
- newspaper in Persian
- کاغذ روزنامه kâġaz-e ruznâme
- newspaper in Thai
- หนังสือพิมพ์ nǎng-sʉ̌ʉ-pim
- newspaper in Vietnamese
- tờ báo, báo, báo chí
- newspaper in Myanmar
- သတင်းစာ sa.tang:ca
- Sindhi
- اخبار āxbār
- Dhivehi
- ނޫސްް
Examples of newspaper in a sentence
- There is, however, one habit of reading which has become almost a social evil; and that is the habit of reading newspapers which many indulge in, morning, noon, and night.1922, P. B. M. Allan, The Book-Hunter at Home, 2nd edition, London: Philip Allan & Co., page 64:
- Or should he say nothing about it and condone brutality for fear of appearing in the newspapers?1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 18, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
Synonyms of newspaper
Forms of newspaper
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | newspapers |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | newspapers |
| present participle | newspapering |
| past participle | newspapered |
| past | newspapered |
Origin of newspaper
From news + paper.
Words formed from newspaper
- e-newspaper
- evening newspaper
- family newspaper
- living newspaper
- newspaperboy
- newspaper cigar
- newspaper dance
- newspaperdom
- newspaperese
- newspaperish
- newspaperism
- newspaperize
- newspaperland
- newspaperless
- newspaperman
- newspaperman's newspaper
- newspaperperson
- newspaper round
- newspaperwoman
- newspapery
- newspaporial
- print newspaper
- quality newspaper
- street newspaper
- telenewspaper
- trade newspaper
- viewspaper
- wall newspaper
Phrases with newspaper
Questions about newspaper
- What does newspaper mean?
- Newspaper means 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.
- What is newspaper in Hindi?
- Newspaper in Hindi is अख़बार (axbār), समाचारपत्र (samācārpatra), पत्रिका (patrikā). See Newspaper meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use newspaper in a sentence?
- There is, however, one habit of reading which has become almost a social evil; and that is the habit of reading newspapers which many indulge in, morning, noon, and night.
- What part of speech is newspaper?
- Newspaper can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce newspaper?
- Newspaper is pronounced /ˈnjuːsˌpeɪpə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of newspaper?
- The plural of newspaper is newspapers.
Words near newspaper in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: newspaper (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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