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newspapers

Syllables: news·pa·persUK/ˈnjuːsˌpeɪpəz//ˈn(j)usˌpeɪpɚz/

newspapers is the plural of newspaper.

newspapers is the third-person singular simple present indicative of newspaper.

Meaning of newspaper

Noun

newspaper (countable and uncountable, plural newspapers)

  1. (countable) 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.
    Synonyms:
    paper, rag, masthead
  2. (countable, metonymically) The news organization that produces such a publication.
    • Holonyms: press, news media, media
  3. A quantity of or one of the types of paper on which newspapers are printed.
    Synonyms:
    newsprint

See all 6 meanings of newspaper

Phrases with newspapers

Questions about newspapers

What is newspapers the plural of?
Newspapers is the plural of newspaper.
How do you pronounce newspapers?
Newspapers is pronounced /ˈnjuːsˌpeɪpəz/ (UK).

Words near newspapers in the dictionary

  1. newspaperman's newspaper
  2. newspapermen
  3. newspaperpeople
  4. newspaperperson
  5. newspaperpersons
  6. newspapers
  7. newspaperwoman
  8. newspaperwomen
  9. newspapery
  10. newspaporial
  11. newspeak

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Adapted from Wiktionary: newspapers (page history and authors); 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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