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 of newspaper

Noun

• periodical
• magazine
• journal
• book
• paper
• gazette
• bulletin
• organ

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

Piker fell in love with Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show and Turkish satirical newspapers and cartoons. — Josh Eells, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026

The switch is because the Cox family — descendants of an Ohio press baron who bought his first newspaper in 1898, began acquiring cable systems in 1962 — will become the firm’s largest shareholder group, with about 23% of the stock. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026

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

1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1800, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for newspaper

• notepaper
• sandpaper
• skyscraper
• wallpaper
• wastepaper
• caper
• paper
• raper
• scraper
• shaper
• taper
• vapor

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