newspaper

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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.
The news organization that produces such a publication.
A quantity of or one of the types of paper on which newspapers are printed.

verb

To cover with newspaper.
To engage in the business of journalism
To harass somebody through newspaper articles.

Pronunciation

/ˈnjuːsˌpeɪpə/ /ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-newspaper.wav n(y)o͞os'pāpər n(y)o͞oz'pāpər /ˈn(j)usˌpeɪpɚ/ /ˈn(j)uzˌpeɪpɚ/ en-us-newspaper.ogg

Word forms

newspaper newspapers newspapering newspapered

Etymology

From news + paper.

Synonyms

Derived words

e-newspaper evening newspaper family newspaper living newspaper newspaperboy newspaper cigar newspaperdom newspaperese newspaperish newspaperism newspaperize newspaperland newspaperless newspaperman newspaperperson newspaper round newspaperwoman newspapery newspaporial print newspaper quality newspaper street newspaper telenewspaper trade newspaper viewspaper wall newspaper

Translations

Abkhaz: агазеҭ Afrikaans: koerant Albanian: gazetë Albanian: fletore Amharic: ጋዜጣ Arabic: جَرِيدَة Arabic: صَحِيفَة Arabic: جرنان Arabic: جورنال Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܣܦܵܪܝܵܘܡܵܐ Armenian: թերթ Assamese: বাতৰি Asturian: periódicu Asturian: papel Aukan: kolanti Azerbaijani: qəzet Bashkir: гәзит Basque: egunkari Belarusian: газе́та Belarusian: газэ́та Bengali: সংবাদপত্র পত্রিকা Bengali: আখবার Breton: kazetenn Bulgarian: ве́стник Burmese: သတင်းစာ Buryat: һонин Carpathian Rusyn: нови́ны Catalan: jornal Catalan: diari Catalan: periòdic Chechen: газета Chechen: газет Chichewa: nyuzi Chinese Cantonese: 報紙 /报纸 Chinese: бозы Chinese: бо Chinese: 報紙 /报纸 Chinese: 新聞 /新闻 Chinese: 新聞紙 /新闻纸 Eastern Min Chinese: 報紙 /报纸 Hakka Chinese: 報紙 /报纸 Hakka Chinese: 新聞紙 /新闻纸 Jin Chinese: 報紙 /报纸 Chinese Mandarin: 報紙 /报纸 Chinese Mandarin: 報 /报 Chinese Mandarin: 報章 /报章 Wu Chinese: 報紙 /报纸 Chuukese: simpung Chuvash: хаҫат Crimean Tatar: gazeta Czech: noviny Danish: avis Danish: dagblad Danish: tidsskrift Dhivehi: ނޫސްް Dutch: courant Dutch: dagblad Dutch: gazet Dutch: krant Dutch: nieuwsblad Elfdalian: tiningg Erzya: куляконёв Erzya: газета Esperanto: ĵurnalo

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