a weekly or daily publication consisting of folded sheets and containing articles on the news, features, reviews, and advertisements
Often shortened to: paper(as modifier): a newspaper article - a less common name for newsprint
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
news•pa•per /ˈnuzˌpeɪpɚ, ˈnyuz-/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- [countable] a publication, usually issued daily or weekly and containing news, comments on the news, features, and advertising.
- [countable] a business organization that prints and distributes such a publication.
- a single issue of such a publication:[countable]bought today's newspaper.
- the paper on which a newspaper is printed:[uncountable]wrapped the fish in newspaper.
news•pa•per
(no̅o̅z′pā′pər, nyo̅o̅z′-, no̅o̅s′-, nyo̅o̅s′-),USA pronunciation n.
news′pa′per•dom, n.
news′pa′per•ish, adj.
- a publication issued at regular and usually close intervals, esp. daily or weekly, and commonly containing news, comment, features, and advertising.
- a business organization publishing such a publication.
- a single issue or copy of such a publication.
- newsprint.
- news + paper 1660–70
news′pa′per•ish, adj.
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- Abbott
- Astor
- Bennett
- Berliner
- Bjørnson
- Cudlipp
- action line
- advertise
- advertisement
- advertorial
- agony column
- alternative
- am
- ana
- angle
- announcement
- archconservative
- article
- back number
- banner
- beach
- bed
- belie
- blackout
- blanket sheet
- blow-in
- book review
- box
- boxhead
- bridging shot
- broadsheet
- bulldog edition
- bulletin
- byline
- carry
- cartoon
- celebrate
- center spread
- centre spread
- chapel
- chequebook journalism
- circulation
- city desk
- city edition
- city editor
- city room
- classified
- classified ad
- classified advertising