Newspaper

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ˈnjuːzËŒpeɪpÉ™/
• GenAm IPA: /ˈnuːzËŒpeɪpÉš/

Origin

news + paper

Full definition of newspaper

Noun

1. (countable) A publication, usually published daily or weekly and usually printed on cheap, low-quality paper, containing news and other articles.
• 1963, Margery Allingham, The China Governess Chapter 18, ‘Then the father has a great fight with his terrible conscience,’ said Munday with granite seriousness. ‘Should he make a row with the police â€¦?  Or should he say nothing about it and condone brutality for fear of appearing in the newspapers?
2. (uncountable, countable) A quantity of or one of the types of paper on which newspapers are printed.

Synonyms

• (publication) daily (for a daily newspaper), paper, rag (derogatory)
• (paper on which newspapers are printed) newsprint

Derived terms

• newspaperdom
• newspaperism

Verb

1. (transitive) To cover with newspaper.She newspapered one end of the room before painting the bookcase.
2. (intransitive, transitive) To engage in the business of journalism (usually used only in the gerund, newspapering)He newspapered his way through the South on the sports beat, avoiding dry towms.
3. (transitive, obsolete) to harrass in newspaper articles.He was newspapered out of public life.

Usage notes

The harrass sense is usually in passive constructions.