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

All three of them had surgeries over the following days and were later discharged that weekend, the newspaper reported. —David Chiu, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026

With over 40 articles published in the alternative weekly newspaper The Austin Chronicle, Mars has established herself as a prominent voice in music journalism. —Mars Salazar, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 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